{"product_id":"original-ww2-german-9mm-parabellum-cartridge-ak-1945-sellier-bellot-inert","title":"Original WW2 German 9mm Parabellum Cartridge – ak 1945 – Sellier \u0026 Bellot – Inert","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal 1945-dated 9mm Parabellum cartridge manufactured by Sellier \u0026amp; Bellot at Vlašim, Czechoslovakia, during the final year of the Second World War.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis example features an olive-green lacquered steel cartridge case with a copper-coloured round-nosed projectile. The cartridge retains its original wartime appearance, with age-related patina and minor surface marks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeadstamp Identification\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-spread=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eak\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – Sellier \u0026amp; Bellot, Vlašim, Czechoslovakia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSt+\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – Improved-strength steel cartridge case\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e5\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – Manufacturing lot number 5\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e45\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – Year of manufacture, 1945\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eManufacturer History\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSellier \u0026amp; Bellot was established in Prague in 1825 and became one of Europe's important ammunition manufacturers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFollowing the German occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1939, the Vlašim factory was incorporated into the German wartime ammunition supply system and assigned the manufacturer's identification code \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eak\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe factory manufactured ammunition for German military use, including the 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge employed in the P08 Luger, Walther P38 and MP38\/MP40 submachine guns.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 1945 date makes this a particularly interesting late-war example. Some 1945-dated production may have been completed after liberation using existing German components, so the precise assembly date cannot be established from the headstamp alone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCollector Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-spread=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCountry: German-occupied Czechoslovakia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePeriod: Second World War \/ 1945\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCalibre: 9×19mm Parabellum\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eManufacturer: Sellier \u0026amp; Bellot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFactory: Vlašim\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeadstamp: ak \/ St+ \/ 5 \/ 45\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCase: Olive-green lacquered steel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProjectile: Copper-coloured round-nosed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition: Original example with light age-related wear\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn interesting example of late-war ammunition production at one of Germany's principal occupied European ammunition factories.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tommies Militaria and Collectables","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57626047578487,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/9263\/6991\/files\/IMG_73992.jpg?v=1792503535","url":"https:\/\/tommies-militaria-and-collectables.myshopify.com\/products\/original-ww2-german-9mm-parabellum-cartridge-ak-1945-sellier-bellot-inert","provider":"Tom \u0026 Jerrys Militaria and Collectables","version":"1.0","type":"link"}