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Unread 06-17-2011, 04:01 PM   #5
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Mike, what I see is 4./S.D.II.1106. This seems to be a combination of a Reichswehr marking (4./.....) overstamped with a marking of the Schutzpolizei of Elberfeld-Barmen (S.D.II.1106.). Does close examination show an earlier marking under the police one?
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