I look forward to Lancaster or Kuduae giving their highly informed view. My opinion is not that well informed, but I suspect the rifle is a post war 'cigarette rifle' built by a German gunsmith using an ex militray rifle as its basis. I don't think this should be seen as belittling the rifle as many of these were built by highly skilled craftsmen who's survival depended on their skills. The build quality on this rifle appears to be first rate and I think you have ontained a very nice piece irrespective of history.