As far as I can tell, the name Illix Aind, Berlin, is on the gun and that should be good enough for identification and registration. The first name is unusual but not unknown in Germany and France.
I can't make out the other markings, maybe a better picture would help or maybe you can tell what some of it is and we can help.
FWIW, the crowned letters are S for proof of a smoothbore barrel, W for proof of a choked barrel, and U for the final definitive proof, per the German proof law of 1891.
The style of the gun indicates manufacture in the late 1890's or early 1900's.
In Germany at that time, many guns were made by a consortium or guild of makers and since it was a cooperative, there was no single maker who could put his name on the gun. The name on those guns was usually not the maker, but the retailer, who bought the gun plain and had his name stamped or engraved on it.
If the law specifically states that the "maker" must be named, then you can't name a maker. But if the purpose is to identify the gun, the name on the gun should be adequate to do that, even if he is not technically the maker. My feeling would be just to list Illix Aind as the maker and not go into such details with the authorities.
Jim
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