Gew 88 markings

[Anzac15]

Bought this 1891 Spandau '88 a couple of days ago as a project (and I do mean project..barrel bands, bolt head, band clip, a few screws missing, what was I thinking?) and it has a few markings that I haven't seen on a lot of Gew 88s. First is the 'NM' (New Material)..I've seen this on a good many kar88's, but can't remember seeing it on a lot of long rifles. Next is the 'Z' marking on the top of the receiver, which I believe means a rebarreling around 1896 (correct me if I'm wrong) fittingly enough, the barrel also is marked 'NM'.
Next are the fraktur marks. Here you can see the three on the right of the receiver, but there is a fourth mark to the left of the 'S' (this rifle is marked S twice) I can't tell if that is a fourth fraktur, or something else.
Lastly, the rifle has the metal clip covering the magazine hole, but no charger guides, and no notch in the receiver for the longer 7.92 round.
Its definitely going to be a winter project. Incidentally, if anyone has a pile of un-Turked 88 parts, Id be interested in them!

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