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Now that I can actually see the marks, I don't believe they are FRG marks at all. They seem to be DDR (East German) marks, which confuses things in my mind ( some may say I am always confused).
The Eagle next to the G is the mark for rifles. The Eagle by itself is the mark for definitive proof. Each barrel carries these marks. Do you happen to know if the person that brought it to the USA was stationed in West Berlin? Immediately after the war, the "wall" had not been built and American servicemen were able to travel to the East Zone much easier than later. Also, I didn't see the Ulm house mark in the new photos and had just accepted the statement it had been re-proofed there. The ULM house mark is a stag's antler, do you see this mark?
Mike