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Thought I would share my most recent find; a J. J. Reeb (Bonn) drilling with factory ejectors. I had never even heard of such a thing. 16x16x 8X57R(360). Produced near turn of the last century but no date of manufacture shown just "BUG" and "BUW" Suhl proofs. I think the Belgian patent inscribed on it is for the ejectors but I havent been able to confirm anything. Beautifully engraved with gold inlays on the shot selector and safety button. I hope the images work. I need to relearn the process after the Photobucket fiasco. https://imgur.com/a/storF
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Larry, Ejector drillings are pretty rare, but not completely unknown. That is a good find. Please don't let anyone talk you into rechambering it to 8x57IR. The 8x57R/360 is a 32 Win.Special class cartridge and is sufficient for our Whitetails. Mike
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I have two Reeb guns through my shop, one J. Reeb and one JJ Reeb. Both were of exceptional quality. Yours is a very attractive gun. Enjoy it in good health. Steve
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No rechambering contemplated. It came with cases formed from 9.3x72 cases, dies and loading info.
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Nice, lovely find. DRP Nr. 101949 was that of Johann Jacob Reeb in Bonn a. Rh. for a Patronenauswerfer für Kipplaufgewehre with protection granted on March 20th, 1899. So that with the proofmarks would bound it to 1899-1912. J.J. Reeb was actually a maker & not a mere firearms merchant. This was Johann Jacob Reeb's brain-child of an ejector mechanism that he himself devised & filed for protection. Very unique find.
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Raimey rse
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Lovely drilling in a cartridge that is a lot of fun to work with.
NRA Benefactor 2008 NRA Patron 2007 NRA Endowment 1996 NRA Life 1988
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Looked a bit more carefully at the barrels this morning and find they are marked "Selbstspanner - Dreilauf" I think this means self cocking and would be roughly equivalent to an English self opening action.
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That isn't really equivalent to an English self opening action. It means it cocks itself( ie by breaking it open) as opposed to a "Handspanner", which you cock by hand. Of course Dreilauf means three barrels( drilling). Mike
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Thanks for all of your help with interpreting the details of this drilling I always learn a lot here.
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