bcd 41 with Liege proofed FN barrel

[hipowerkona]

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First time submitter, thank you for your input and patience as only one close-up pic worked.

I acquired a bcd 41 98K with FN barrel (s/n’s match except for upper barrel band, safety, stock, and handguard) a couple of years ago that I am trying to ID the markings. I have read that Gustloff-Werke Weimar (bcd) built rifles from multiple parts suppliers including ‘Eagle 140’ (FN). My rifle has:

Receiver Left: Outstreched Eagle swastika / Serial Number / Mod. 98
Top: bcd 41
Right: 1 / unreadable Triangle / Eagle 749 / unreadable Eagle / Eagle 140

Barrel Left: upside down lightly struck 560 with unreadable mark
*X inspector / Crown R / Lion P.V / Crown ELG Star
Top: Serial Number / Federal looking Eagle B / Lightly Struck CAL 7.9

Rear Sight Base: Eagle 359
Spring: Eagle 77
Retainer: Eagle 18
Slider: Eagle 18

Front Sight Base: Eagle 88 ?

Floor Plate WaA63

My theory? 1941 Weimar receiver assembled with captured pre-War FN Liege proofed barrel (which has a post-War Federal Eagle B?)? Any assistance would be most appreciated.

 

[Andre-Richard]

The Belgian proofmarks are actual, thus definitely post-war. In Belgium, all firearms are subject to proofing by the official proof house of Liège (http://www.bancdepreuves.be/) before being allowed for sale. Actually, this legal constraint antagonizes most collectors who feel it defaces historical guns.

 

[mauser99]

Possible west German re-barrel ? See the eagle after the newly added serial #. Belgian proofs added as was just stated. Pull the action out of the stock for the rest of the story if there is any.

 

[hipowerkona]

Post-War? Any chance FN Liege proofs unmounted barrels prior to May 12, 1940. Did Belgium use the Star R post-war? Which country used an Eagle B, West Germany? Thanks.

 

[flynaked]

I have one of these too, one theory was a direct post ww2 rebarrel for police use or some such I believe. It’s been a while since we talked about it. Here are the pictures I could dig up for now. Yours has german postwar proofs however which mine does not, only Belgian on mine, interesting mystery.

 

[hipowerkona]

Very nice flynaked, Liege proofs like mine but in a different order. Also, your receiver does not have the Eagle 140 stamp meaning FN parts, that's why I was thinking my barrel was pre-war. I meant CROWN R not Star R before, sorry, but as the FN pistol barrels stopped being stamped Crown R in 1924, how long did they stamp Rifle barrels Crown R? My 1951 Auto-5 does not have the Crown R. Thanks.

 

[hipowerkona]

After further research, I found a proof book stating the Crown R is still used to this day (or the publishing date) on "Long gun rifled barrels". As recommended, if this has a "Federal Eagle B", that would make a post 1952 West German _____ proof. I found a "Federal Eagle FB" is a "Voluntary proof", but I didn't find a single B and it's meaning.