{"product_id":"ww1-german-1917-dwm-karlsruhe-9mm-parabellum-inert-cartridge-dwm-k-8-17","title":"WW1 German 1917 DWM Karlsruhe 9mm Parabellum Inert Cartridge – DWM K 8 17","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eOriginal \u003cstrong\u003eFirst World War German 9×19mm Parabellum inert cartridge\u003c\/strong\u003e, manufactured by \u003cstrong\u003eDeutsche Waffen- und Munitionsfabriken (DWM)\u003c\/strong\u003e at its Karlsruhe works.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe clearly visible headstamp reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDWM K – 8 – 17\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eDWM K\u003c\/strong\u003e marking identifies the Karlsruhe factory, while \u003cstrong\u003e8 17\u003c\/strong\u003e indicates that the cartridge case was manufactured in \u003cstrong\u003eAugust 1917\u003c\/strong\u003e, during the First World War. Contemporary German 9mm cartridges with this exact headstamp format are documented by cartridge collectors. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis example retains its brass case and characteristic \u003cstrong\u003eround-nosed jacketed projectile\u003c\/strong\u003e. Germany had moved from the earlier truncated-cone 9mm projectile to a round-nosed pattern during the First World War, making the projectile style appropriate for a 1917 example. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn attractive \u003cstrong\u003e109-year-old Imperial German ammunition collectable\u003c\/strong\u003e, particularly suitable for a WWI, Luger P08, German militaria or specialist cartridge collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tommies Militaria and Collectables","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44312799183167,"sku":"","price":16.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/9263\/6991\/files\/IMG_7778_889dfda0-0cf3-4fc9-ab1c-1148307dbe42.jpg?v=1787930014","url":"https:\/\/tommies-militaria-and-collectables.myshopify.com\/products\/ww1-german-1917-dwm-karlsruhe-9mm-parabellum-inert-cartridge-dwm-k-8-17","provider":"Tom \u0026 Jerrys Militaria and Collectables","version":"1.0","type":"link"}