Hey Pete!
Good eye. I'm not sure that the star on the barrel doesn't look distorted by nature, rather than refinishing (a flat stamp on a round barrel
) It would be interesting to measure the size of star on the bbl and compare it to the receiver, as I understand the French star is slightly larger (??) than an HK star - but I don't have anything with a French Star to measure??
best to you!
John D.