JJ REEB

[Kwohl]

Hello all,

I recently acquired a JJ Reeb from a collection!

It’s in need of a good cleaning, but I’d love to know more about it. I’m not a super gun knowledgeable person, but I’m trying here.

On the barrels on top: left barrel says “J.J. Reeb”
Right barrel says: “Hofbuchsenmacher Bonn”

Under the barrels I found the numbers “1404” the letter “H” next to what looks like a backwards “K” and a symbol that is tough to make out. I’ve included photos, I know they’re not excellent quality, but it’s all I have for now!

I know they’re not nitro proofed, so before 1891? But if anyone has any additional information on this gun I’d love to hear it!!

Additionally, what do these guns go for?

 

[Jim Watson]

Herr Reeb is googlable
From a 2012 post right here
"Johan Jakob Reeb was a gunsmith in Bonn, Germany, who produced high-end hunting rifles and shotguns from the 1870s to the early 1900s; he also ran a gunsmithing school (August Pachmayr, the smith who founded Pachmayr Gun Works, was one of his apprentices). "

There are a good number of Reebs on the www, he ran a pretty good sized operation. I can't help on dollar value.