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Old 11th April 2010, 05:20 PM   #1
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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.
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Old 11th April 2010, 05:23 PM   #2
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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.
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Ah, Kaiser Bill!
So are the '96' and '02' dates?
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Old 11th April 2010, 05:28 PM   #3
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Ah, Kaiser Bill!
So are the '96' and '02' dates?
Indeed they are.

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Old 11th April 2010, 05:36 PM   #4
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Indeed they are.

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So issued in 1902? Wonder what were the Prussian military (So imperial Germany?) up to in 1902?
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So issued in 1902? Wonder what were the Prussian military (So imperial Germany?) up to in 1902?
Armies still have to be equipped even in peacetime.
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Hardly peacetime! We're forgetting the Venezuela Crisis of 1902!
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Hardly peacetime! We're forgetting the Venezuela Crisis of 1902!
Outside of my zone of interest (and knowledge) I'm afraid.
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