Pre War 12ga shell

[Thomasg]

Hello Everyone
Today we found this very old shell in a box of mixed ammunition. I have done my best at translation.
Waidmannsheil + Good Hunting
Rostfrei = Stainless
Rauchloses = Smokeless
Jagdpulver = Hunting powder
Vereinigte Koln-Rottweiler-Pulverfabriken = United Cologne Rottweiler Powder Factories
Koln-Rotweil Aktiengesellschaft = Cologne Rottweil Stock Corporation
Dating code places production from 1933-1942
best Regards,
Tom

[mike ford]

Thomas,
In "old Hunters language", Waidmannsheil is a hunter's greeting but is also used for congratulations, Rostfrei in this sense means non-corrosive. The rest seems correct.
Mike

[Meinherr]

Nice artifact. Never sen an old one like this in my travels to Germany . Perhaps a commerative issue

[mike ford]

I believe such shells are still made
Mike

[fuhrmann]

"Die schwarze Waidmannsheil" is a classic among German hunters, still in use today.
Here the hunters greeting "Waidmannsheil" is a brand name used by RWS.
This is a premium hunting shell with heavy shot load, 36 g or 1 1/4 ounce
I have one here on my desk, with some changes compared to the pictures above but it is still a cardboard hull.

I would like to learn about the date code, where is it please?
What I find peculiar is the primer. " S B P" should stand for Sellier Bellot Praha.

fuhrmann

[Thomasg]

Here is a pic that shows date codes for these shells.
Date Codes.jpg