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Image from 1907 article.

Rebo thread

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I believe that the concern J.J. Reeb sourced almost all of their wares post 1887, with the majority from Liege. Reeb did peddle Musselverschlu� variants & I'm sure they were sourced from Suhl.

Kind Regards,

Raimey
rse

Can't do justice typing on this phone, but I have a SxS rifle in 9.3 x 74r that came home from WWII in a local GI's duffle bag. On the rib it says "J.J. Reeb. Bonn.and on the underside says Char. Friedr.Tribell Shul. It is a nice fairly well engraved box lock with horn trigger guard. It does have Rebo on the barrels.

Not for sure, but I think Rebo/Reebo went with Hans. Pleasure us with some images some time. Or I guess you aren't too far South of me. Chr. Friedr. Triebel of Suhl would have been an excellent concern to source. Probably where much of the Reeb quality is to be found.

Kind Regards,

Raimey
rse

1894 J.J. Reeb Bonn Advert






Kind Regards,

Raimey
rse

Tyler's 1942 J.J. Reeb DR sourced from Chr. Friedr. Triebel Suhl, seems Reeb went to the Triebel well more than once:

http://forums.nitroexpress.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=94205&an=0&page=5




Chr. Friedr. Triebel Suhl


Christoph Friedrich Triebel's "bump" which is seen on Lindner-Dalys


Carl Gehtenberg should have been at the Helm


Proof date of January 1942 with Rebo stamp

Kind Regards,

Raimey
rse

Tubes were sourced from the H�nel facility or were surplus from there. A high probability is attached to the intertwined CFT being the mark of the Chr. Friedr. Triebel concern.

Kind Regards,

Raimey
rse

The story that this gun (like all WWII German War loot) was stolen from a German General's house may not be all hot air. Would it not take someone of considerable political clout to have a sporting rifle built for them in Jan of 1942?

Tyler,
Different makers were producing sporting guns right up to the end of the war.It didn't take that much "political clout",it just took enough money to pay for one,the makers needed to feed their children also.I wouldn't use the term "stolen",at the time it was illegal contraband. That it was brought to the US is what saved it from being destroyed.Do you know if the "local GI" or his family still have the "capture papers"? Is he still living and able to tell the story of the capture of the gun?
Mike

He has unfortunately been dead for several years. A good friend of mine whose mother was raised by the "liberator" asked me if I still had the gun a couple of years ago. I will check with both her and her mama but doubt there is any written record. I do know that he lost most of one arm in the war.

Tyler,
It's too bad he's gone now,we are losing our WW11 heros way too fast now.Give our condolences to the family.These old guns all have stories,and more and more of them are lost with the passing of their "liberators".
Mike