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This is really interesting! I recently purchased what I believe to be an original S'G' that has a s/n in the 1829XXX range. It has many of the same parts markings as yours, but not all of them. My front sight has a number "7" stamped on the LH side of the base, and the "N" is upright as viewed from the back of the sight. Your "N" looks like it might be what's referred to as a "sidewards N" or Z. Most think these sights were supplied by two different manufacturers, but I think they were both made by Niedner Rifle Co. Where is the IN marking located on your safety, and is it Type 2 Var 2 plain? Warbaby! states that the IN safety is marked on the inside somewhere as supplied to NPM. Mine has this same type of safety, but I can't find a mark on it anywhere. It has really rough semi-circular machine marks on both ends, and there is possibly a light mark on one end, but I can't make out what it says. Thanks, Bob
It's been a while since I dug my S'G' from the back of the safe but I'll do so when I get home from work tonight. Although I don't have anything about a '7' on the front sight it's possible there is one and I neglected to note it on the informal data sheet I made out when I first bought the carbine. I have the safety listed as a type II (plain face) and the 'IN' marking is on the inside.
Mikey51 - thanks for the photo of the front sight, is it on an S'G'?