Nice clean boxes of yellow armor piercing tracer made in 1939.   $20 per box.

Patr. stands for patronen which means cartridges.   S.m.K. means armor piercing.   L'spur (Leuchtspur) means luminous or tracer. (gelb) means yellow. The second line shows that the cartridge components were assembled by Metallwarenfabrik Treuenbrietzen, Werk Selterhof (P163).   It was their 2nd delivery lot of 1939. 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 WASAG, Reinsdorf (Rdf), delivery lot 126 of 1937. Patrh. means cartridge case.  It was made by Metallwarenfabrik Treuenbrietzen, Werk Selterhof (P163),  delivery lot 16 of 1939.  The S.* means the composition of the brass was 72% copper. Gesch. means bullet, made by Metallwarenfabrik Treuenbrietzen, Werk Selterhof (P163), delivery lot 1 of 1939. Geschossteile means the armor piercing core.  It was made by Metallwarenfabrik Treuenbrietzen, Werk Selterhof (P163).  Delivery lot and date unknown. Satz means the yellow tracer composition.  It was made by Metallwarenfabrik Treuenbrietzen, Werk Selterhof (P163).  Delivery lot and date unknown. Zdh. means primer (Zundhutchen), made by Selve Kronbiegel Dornheim A.-G., Sommerda (SKD),  delivery lot 1259, 1939.

Black tip indicates a tracer round.

The  "P163" means the cartridge case was made at Metallwarenfabrik Treuenbrietzen Gmbh, Werk Selterhof.   39 means it was made in 1939. The S* means the brass used for the cartridge  case is 72 % copper. "16" means delivery lot 16 from P163 in 1939. The red primer sealant means an armor piercing round.

Box Maker Logo ("P C 5" in a triangle), 1939