May see the trademark REBO.

Apparently Johann Jakob Reeb hung out his shingle in Bonn in 1870 and was at Drayek 6 in 1877. Being born in 1843, he should have been on his walkabout in 1867 when he arrived in Bonn, where he must have worked for a local gunsmith(Ewald Becher - acquired business in 1870/1872?) until he hung out his gun making shingle(makes you wonder if he married the daughter of Ewald Becher). For now I don't know which court, but in 1877 he was dubbed Hofbüchsenmacher. I believe it was at the 1881 International Hunting Exhibit in Kleve, Netherlands that J.J. Reeb won a silver medal for his wares. During this same time he advertised as have a myriad of quality sporting weapons with tubes/tubesets from Britian & Liege noting his address was at Münsterplatz 17a. So early on he established sourcing lines to Britian and Liege and the Liege theme continues pretty much unabated.

He had 2 sons, Phillip & Hans/Johann Jakob, Junior?? Hans was born in 1883 and obtained his master's brief in 1911, about the same time when Johann Jakob Reeb retired in 1909. The Boys Reeb continued the firm for a couple of years and in 1911 they divorced and split the Reeb gunmaking sheet. On his walkabout, Hans gained experience in shops of the skilled craftsmen in Liege & Suhl. Typically at the age of 24 one would attain the rank of master but in 1907 & 1908 Hans went on a couple of expeditions with Alexander Koenig to Greenland & Svalbard. By 1913 Prince Frederick William dubbed him supplier to the court. In 1937 a Carl Gehtenberg, brother-in-law of Hans?, purchased the concern while Hans was a gunsmith at Potsdam to support the war effort. After WWII Hans Reeb used the trademark Reebo at a hunting haberdashery store at the corner of Poststrasse & Münsterstrasse. I believe it was referred to as Reebo-Haus.

Info on Phillip Reeb is scarce & it appears at some point he was appointed Hoflieferant or Hofbüchsenmacher. Possibly split of the Boys Reeb will explain the trademarks Rebo & Reebo.

Kind Regards,

Raimey
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