Yes indeed this bike is most probably not from the US, i got it in South Africa, so it can easily be from here (i doubt it) or from the Netherlands, France or Germany (countries of origin of a lot of Afrikaans) or even Japan.
Thanks for all the tips, it helps me a lot to start looking for spare parts online.
im attaching another 2 pics of the rear derailleur... no numbers unfortunately. Tks again. its going to be fun to this bike back on the road.