When was my FN Deluxe made?

[cprher]

In 2013 Patrick Chadwick helped me decipher some proof marks on a commercial FN Mauser. I'm hoping either he or some other Forum member can help me out again.

I recently purchased an FN Deluxe, serial number 1049X. I looked over his earlier advice on how to determine the manufacture year and I've run into a problem: Instead of a Greek letter in the cartouche there is a 5 pointed star. I know these guns were made between 1949 and 1963, and I assume a serial number just over 10000 would be fairly early in the production run, but I'd like to nail down the production year for sure. Here is a picture of the marks on the left side of the barrel and receiver. The serial number is on the other (right) side.

Keith

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[UNPROFOR1994]

Remove it from the stock and look for more markings on the bottom of the action. In this case the proofmarkings you posted will not help.