The 10.5 is a provisional unit mark. These were added to identify it as belonging to that unit until it was officially issued and marked to a specified company of the unit. Most likely to signify Reichswehr 10th Regiment weapon #5. The 5 is in smaller font.
Ron
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I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one.
What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...
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