Need help identifying defarbed repro Enfield's markings

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I have a nicely defarbed Enfield 3-band Tower in .58 caliber. In an effort to identify the maker I have included pictures of markings on the underside of the barrel and in the stock's barrel channel. I am asking for help identifying the maker. The serial number has been defarbed away. I've looked all over the barrel and the underside and breech plug are the only places where I see stamps.

Inside the stock, I cannot discern the black markings. They could be "9&1" or "981", considering how Europeans write the numeral "1", I don't think it's a "7".
On the underside of the barrel it looks like "DDG", but I do not know whose mark that is.
Lastly is the back of the breech plug with a five star stamp over "PN" and a five star stamp over a crest.

I appreciate any help.
 

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All the best. Don't go trying to go too far at first. Perhaps 25, then 50 :)👍. Probably not your first rodeo.

Cheers, Pete
Pete,

25 Yards, offhand. The perfectly cut holes are .576", 400 grain, semi-wadcutters from a RCBS mould. The ragged holes are .575", 525 grain, Minié balls from a Lee mould. I'm burning 70 grains of 3F Goex. Notice the hammer bounce in picture 2. This is due to the old percussion cones with a wide open orifice. I keep those for siphon cleaning attaching a hose and placing the other end in a bucket of soapy water, then you know the rest. I need to get the percussion cone with the more restricted orifice. The larger diameter semi-wadcutters are more accurate. My aiming point was at 7:00 O'clock.
 

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