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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Dawnno, post: 582580, member: 10171&quot;]totally agree, that the &#039;drapery tie&#039; is a &quot;portepee&quot; or sword knot for an officer.&nbsp; the word comes from the french &quot;port epee&quot; or &quot;carry a sword (epee)&quot; which was earned by officers (now equivalent to a Commissioned Officer).&nbsp;&nbsp; the rubber banded part would be long enough to loop as in komokwa&#039;s photo.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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