“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.