{"product_id":"8mm-german-s-m-k-ap-steel-core-300rd","title":"German WWII 8mm Mauser Steel Case \/ Steel Core FMJ - 300 Round Battle Pack","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal WWII German ammunition\u003c\/strong\u003e — perhaps the best ever produced! This is \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: #f1c40f;\"\u003earmor piercing ammunition with a hardened steel core and lacquered steel case\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. All we have seen in this lot have the headstamp \u003cstrong\u003e\"hlb\"\u003c\/strong\u003e and date to \u003cstrong\u003e1943\u003c\/strong\u003e. These come in \u003cstrong\u003e300 round battle packs\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eThe German troops first experimented with the \"Reversed bullet\" as an early anti-tank method against the British heavy tanks of World War I. This technique was crude, but proved effective against Mark I tank models, although it was not safe for the infantry and soon became obsolete.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eAs a replacement, the Germans conceived the \u003cstrong\u003e\"K bullet\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, purposely developed as armor-piercing ammunition. The K bullet was in use by the Battle of Messines Ridge in June 1917 and had a one-in-three chance to penetrate 12–13mm thick armor at a range of up to 100 meters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eWith the British deployment of the Mark IV tank, which had greater armor thickness, the K bullet proved ineffective, leading the Germans to design highly specialized anti-tank solutions including the powerful 13.2mm TuF cartridge and the first anti-tank rifle, the \u003cstrong\u003eMauser 1918 T-Gewehr\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"\u003eThis is surplus ammunition. All sales are final.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"German","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52668921217346,"sku":"AM0957","price":149.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0997\/7921\/5682\/files\/MG_7538__94760.1774645560.1280.1280_a62ff1bb-c6b4-4090-b14f-6062b6a1ec4a.jpg?v=1779201354","url":"https:\/\/centerfiresystems.com\/products\/8mm-german-s-m-k-ap-steel-core-300rd","provider":"Centerfire Systems","version":"1.0","type":"link"}