Hi George... I was able to make out the name on my tag and with a little help from a guy on the SWISS RIFLE MESSAGE BOARD I was able to get the address of (hopefully) the original owner of my rifle.Today I sent out a letter to him. I was provided a SAMPLE letter where all I had to do was insert my name and the SERIAL NUMBER of the rifle. I sent 1 letter in Germanand 1 in English with some photos of the rifle along with a photo copy of the ID TAG and my home address and email so I can hopefully get a reply. I will give an update if I hear back from him. Mike