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The following is the information I received from the appraiser at Bonham's. Fr. Reitz would be the gunmaker. There are a number of gunmakers listed in Schwabisch Hall but I did not see any Fr. Reitz. There were many fine independent gunmakers throughout Germany prior to WWII and I have...

Pardon me. I did not respond to some of your remarks. The mark I could not decipher could well be a crown. The barrel does have the additional "crown G" mark plus the "crown B" and "crown U" stamps on the underside of the barrel. Only the "crown B" and "crown U" were stamped on the receiver...

Thanks for your replies. I, too, searched via Google and found lots of info re Schwab.-Hall that had nothing to do with the rifle. You have given me more information than I previously had. I did send pictures and the description to Bonham's appraisal so if it meets their specifications...

Several years ago I bought a .22 caliber break action single shot .22. To date I have not been able to identify it. On top of the barrel it is stamped, "FR. Reitz: Schwab.-Hall"; on the left side of the barrel is stamped "0,2gr H.G.P. M\71" and directly under that is "1,8 gr Bl". On the...