I don't have access to it at present.
I believe one series of rifles was number prefixed by AV as you suggest and another series number suffixed by AV - but I am pretty sure that neither is the case here.
The inverted A is fairly pronounced but looks most like a striking of its own(if that makes sense!)
Regards
JohnInformation
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