@Mike: I asked Wikepedia and got the right answer.. blush
If iI read it right, it has possible german origin: "Furchtbar" but you "Amis" made something indecent out of it... cool

The gun is quite nice, and I'm pretty sure, it was not made in GDR. Especially nice are the long barrels. Enjoy it!

Cheers,
Gunwolf