Old box of ammo headstamp help?

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I found an old box of CIL .32 ACP
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Inside were about 28 cartridges in .32 ACP

1 .35 Smith and Wesson

And 6 "I think" 9mm

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Those 9mm I was curious of someone could decrypt the headstamps? I think those marked Ge are GECO but not sure what the other numbers mean.

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RM S is Rheinische Metallwaren-und Maschinenfabrik, Abteilung Sömmerda. Sömmerda, Germany.
Ge D is Gustav Genschow & Company, Durlach, Germany.
'S' was used by 6 different places, but based on the other two being German, I'm guessing Königliches Munitionsfabrik, Spandau, Spandau, Germany.
Numbers are usually dates, but can be factories too.
The '.35 Smith and Wesson' is more likely .38 Smith and Wesson. Measure the bullet diameters. .38 S&W uses a .360" jacketed bullet.
Best spot for head stamps is here. No. W's. cartridgecollectors.org/?page=headstampcodes
 
Thank you!

It says .35 S&W on the head stamp. I think there are 2-3 but I only found one for the picture the rest are on the floor somewhere :) I dropped the box that's how I found it. :) Waiting for the matching firearms to show up in the wall.


Edit: googled .35 S&W and seems like they only ever made one gun in that chambering. If someone has one I've got 1 or 3 rounds for you just pm me :) can't see Brass being readily available.
 
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