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    RS2 186

    Note the precise style of the marking - the Imperial Germanicon Army was very picky about this!

    R cursive
    .
    S
    .
    2 (slightly smaller font size than the S)
    .
    186 ( slightly smaller font size than the 2)
    .

    In which case, the interpretation would be Reserve Sanitäts (= medical and sanitation) -Detachement No.2 Weapon No. 186

    As a weapon for a medical detachment - i.e. strictly for self-defence only - it would have hardly been fired at all - hence the condition of the barrel being better than one might expect.
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