With the 1.81" case I guess it technically should be 8.15X46Rmm which are still being manufactured today(
http://www.buffaloarms.com with a parent headstamp of something like 30-40 Krag or probably 38-55) as well as a common metric target arm. 32-40 comes to mind as close but I believe it to be about 2.1" so it would have to be trimmed. But there were several variants of the 8.15X46R which started say around 1890. Some are:
8.15X46R Collath
8.15X46 Norm
8.15X461/2R Frohn & Frohn Normal
8.15X46R Stahl
8.2X46R
The 46 1/2 Frohn was normalized around the turn of the 20th century and the 46R was standarized circa 1905. Either are more a target round and usually in a single shot or stalker. Lechner seemed to be big into target arms and competitions; therefore, he may have sleeved the original chambering but it is odd that it wasn't reproved unless it was performed during wartime when the proofhouses were closed. I remember reading they were closed in 1945 but I'm not sure in WWI. I don't think I've seen the round in a drilling before, but I could easily be mistaken.
The mark I was asking about is the "AK" or whatever it is just below the "118/35".
Kind Regards,
Raimey
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