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MB1 - 11 X 28R MB TARGET (LORENZ HIGH NECK TYPE)
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EUROPEAN SPORTING 11mm UPWARDS
MB1 - 11 X 28R MB TARGET (LORENZ HIGH NECK TYPE)
11 X 28R · 1 headstamp · 1 scan
| Calibre | 11 X 28R |
| In the cabinet | EUROPEAN SPORTING 11mm UPWARDS · 2 images |
Reading the headstamp
12 o'clockMaker's name or factory code
6 o'clockCalibre or year of manufacture
CentrePrimer — Berdan or Boxer, and any seal colour
Research notes
"This cartridge length came in two neck variations, the high neck and the low neck. It was introduced around 1874 and production continued until around 1910. It was first recorded in the 1877 Utendoerffer catalogue as the 11 x 28 R MBm Schilling.
Cartridge manufactured by Georg Egestorff, Linden, Hannover Germany which commenced with the production of primers in1858 and ammunition in 1868. It was renamed LINDENER ZÜNDHÜTCHEN UND THONWAAREN FABRIK VORMALS GEORG EGESTORFF ABTEILUNG ZÜNDHÜTCHEN UND METALLPATRONEN FABRIK AG in 1872. Egestorff generally produced ammunition designed by the other German companies such as Lorenz, Utendoerffer and Stahl.
Provenance
2014Catalogued in the collection
2023Record last revised · 2023-09-16
Same drawer
