Gasket and method for producing a gasket

A press-fit stemmed metal gasket for sealing a gap extending at least partially around an interior of a housing, said press-fit stemmed metal gasket comprising at least one sealing layer,

• wherein the sealing layer comprises at least two segments which are arranged adjacent to each other in the longitudinal direction of the sealing layer and are joined to each other at a joining region,
• wherein the two segments have, at the joining region, intermeshing engagement elements joined to each other,
• wherein at least one segment of the two segments has, at the joining region, a positioning hole and a through-opening which are arranged behind the engagement element from the point of view of a respective other segment, wherein the through-opening is a fixing point for a stamping element, and wherein the sealing layer has a reduced thickness along a circumferential edge of the through-opening,
• wherein the segment comprises a first surface and a second surface, the second surface parallel to the first surface and positioned around the circumferential edge of the through-opening, the first surface connected to the second surface via a first contour or corner and a second, opposite contour or corner, and
• wherein the circumferential edge of the through-opening has a first diameter at the second surface and a second diameter at a center of a thickness of the segment, the second diameter greater than the first diameter.