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					Originally Posted by Bryce
					
				 
				G'day Jim,...or maybe it was made for a British officer serving with a foreign army. The taped grip is unusual for a British sword of this period. 
Cheers, 
Bryce 
			
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 Don't forget that the Brit King Georges were also rulers of a fairly strong German state for a while at the time and Brits served their king over there and visa versa.