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I see it as FB AF , which would mean: Fabrique Belge d'armes à feu

Look here:

https://mallorquina.pagesperso-orange.fr/source/pageF.htm

W-heil,
Wolfgang

Police used as seriál number 95571760..for registration. Is that correct? I thought that there are 2 numbers which one of them is a serial number and other as which it passed through proof house for example as 9557th in certain year(letter c - 1924)?

Thanks as always Wolfgang.
Not listed here
http://www.littlegun.be/arme%20belge/a%20a%20artisans%20identifies%20gb.htm#F

The Belgian Proof House did not use numeral date codes; lettre annale started in 1922

Thank you! It looks Like there is letter c in front of 1760 on water table. Im not sure. I cant see it on the barrel thou.
Waiting for the owner to at least slug the bore, to take any measurements he can...

Yes, I see the 'C' but the lettre annale were usually on the barrel flats, and a stylized lower case 'c'.

"Express 400-500" suggests a .40/10mm rifle cartridge, maybe on a necked down .500 cal. case, and I see "10" (mm?) on the rifle barrel. The Drilling was obviously made for the German market so a peek into the 1904 DWM catalog could produce some candidates; let's see:

Express Kal. 400: 10,35x60,90 mm - DWM case 76 (bottleneck)
Express Kal. 450/400: 10,40x82 mm - DWM case 76 B (bottleneck)
Express (unnamed): 10,25x68,90 mm - DWM case 214 (bottleneck)
(Lancaster): 10,35x65,40 mm - DWM case 164 (straight).

Cheers,
Jani

Also: The caliber indication 16 in the rhombus means the gun was proofed before 1924....!

Waidmannsheil,
Wolfgang