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Old 11th April 2010, 05:23 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by Ian Knight
Hello Gene,
Your sword is marked with a Crown above the letter 'W' for Wilhelm II.

Britain did have very similar markings for their arms which started, I believe, in 1870. Further changes were made to the way Britain's arms were marked in 1881 and then again in 1912.
Ian
Ah, Kaiser Bill!
So are the '96' and '02' dates?
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