This rifle is an unaltered specimen which was sent back from France by my father-in-law after he went in on Omaha beach on June 9th. It was taken from crate of new ones and has been neglected ever since. I know it is a Steyr made in 1944. Is there anything significant about the "dot" after the "bnz"? You folks seem to know everything about these and I look forward to any replies. Thanks in advance.