I failed to answer your other question of maker and note that the drilling looks to have a Bavarian cheekpiece. Hans Lechner, I think, was better known for his Buchel Scheibenwaffen or target arms from Nurnberg(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuremberg ), which was a focal center for trading since at least the time of the Roman Empire. Hans Lechner was active in the Bundesfest and placed 4th for the stand target in July 15-22 of 1906 in Munich. Target arms with his name atop the rib date to the beginning of WWI. After the war the name Georg Lechner of Nurnberg appears atop the rib of target arms sometimes with Franz Ernst as Inh. or Inhaber or proprietor. So Hans and Franz might have been in a business or Franz picked up the pieces after WWII with Georg's talent.
Also I didn't note in the first post but the marks are black powder marks possibly from the 1890s. Could you shed a little more light on the marks on the rifle?
Kind Regards,
Raimey
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