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Thanks for yoour reply, Ed. There are no other marks so I will assume that the rifle is a French contract piece. Thanks again for your response.

What is the meaning of the capital letter B stamped into the side of all three barrel bands of an Egyptian first contract black powder rolling block military rifle? Of all the markings often found on the Egyptian contract rifles, I've never seen this before. Beyond the top tang Remington ID and ...

Has anyone encountered numbers stamped on the bottom of the barrel of these weapons? If so, does anyone know their meaning? I have heard of (but not seen) numbers stamped just ahead of the action that are not visible when the forend wood is in place. My own rifle and carbine do not display any ...

Thanks for sticking with me as I worked out posting photos of this (now less mysterious) carbine. I appreciate your commentary and hope you will add additional information if you encounter any. Regards, Rob

I should add that there is no "anchor" mark visible on the barrel nor is any cartouche visible on the stock wood. Marks on the wood consist of the "US" stamp on the wrist of the butt stock and the "M" or "W" stamp on the side of the buttstock, positioned in an oval border.

Thanks for your comments about the photos. In particular you mentioned the extractor groove not being visible at the breech if the barrel is changed (which I certainly agree has happened). I'll try to post a photo of the right side of the reveiver, but the tang markings are clearly what you would ...

Above are five photos of the subject carbine that provide some additional detail. I'll try to post a right side action view soon.