Box of 15 rounds produced by the Germans during the Third Reich.  They are 7.92mm x 57mm, armor piercing, tracer made in 1937.  This ammo is the type that was used by both ground forces and the Luftwaffe.

The label gives information about all the components of the rounds.  Powder, casing, bullet components, tracer material and primer.  DeutscheWaffen- u. Munitionsfabriken A.G., Werk Karlsruhe, Durlach (P.28) is the manufacturer who assembled all the components into a complete cartridge.

The boxes and cartridges are in beautiful condition.  $20 per box.

Patr. stands for patronen which means cartridges.
 
S.m.K. means armor piercing.    

L'spur (Leuchtspur) means tracer.

gelb means the tracer color is yellow.

The second line shows that the cartridge components were assembled by DeutscheWaffen- u. Munitionsfabriken A.G., Werk Karlsruhe, Durlach (P.28)  It was their 1st delivery lot of 1938.

Nz. Gew. Bl. P. means nitro cellulose rifle flaked powder.  (2, 2, 0.45) means the powder particles are 2mm by 2mm by .45 mm.  The powder was made by Westfaelische-Anhaltische Sprengstoff AG, Werk Reinsdorf (Rdf.), delivery lot 76 of 1937.

Patrh. means cartridge case.  It was made by DeutscheWaffen- u. Munitionsfabriken A.G., Werk Karlsruhe, Durlach (P.28), delivery lot 1 of 1938.  The * means the composition of the brass was 72% copper.

Gesch. means bullet, made by  DeutscheWaffen- u. Munitionsfabriken A.G., Werk Karlsruhe, Durlach (P.28), delivery lot 1 of 1938.

The maker of the armor piercing core (Geschossteile) is DeutscheWaffen- u. Munitionsfabriken A.G., Werk Karlsruhe, Durlach (P.28).  Lot and date are not given.

Satz means the yellow tracer composition and was made by Deutsche Waffen- und Munitionsfabriken (DWM).

Zdh. means primer (Zundhutchen).  88 means the primer cup is made from brass as introduced in 1888.  It was also made by Deutsche Waffen- und Munitionsfabriken (DWM).  Delivery lot 385 of 1937.  I'm not sure what the "h" is after the lot number.

 

The black tip of the bullet indicates a tracer round.

P means the cartridge case was made by DeutscheWaffen- u. Munitionsfabriken A.G., Werk Karlsruhe, Durlach (P.28).

38 means it was made in 1938.

The S* means the brass used for the cartridge case is 72 % copper.

"1" means delivery lot 1 from DeutscheWaffen- u. Munitionsfabriken A.G., Werk Karlsruhe, Durlach (P28) in 1938.

The red primer sealant means an armor piercing round.

Box maker is E. F. W., made in 1937.