My Ring Collection So far

[Davidh]

very nice collection,rgds Dave

[Dean]

Love them, Chris! I especially like the one you are wearing I'd wear it too. I had one of the EK rings with the date , but it was a post war make. Also, I stopped wearing it because it turned my finger green! It was marked '800' but I suppose it was mixed metal.

[don_kihotis7]

Hi guys. Glad you liked them.
If it was leaving a green colour behind then it wasn't silver for sure.

[harryamb2]

nice rings Chris.

[don_kihotis7]

nice rings Chris.

Thanks Harry

[odal]

Some real nice period rings!

But - sorry - in the case of the skullring in answer no. 16 i have a different opinion.
This pattern is the so called "gorilla head". A rather rare period pattern. It always was made of brass, silver plated, red paint in eyes or in a funny alloy nickel plated.
No period ones in silver.
The shown ring is in my opinion for sure a in silver cast fake.
For comparison two quick pics of a proofed period one. You will see the differences.

[don_kihotis7]

Hello Odal, thanks for your input. I don't know much about these skull rings but i am very interested to learn more. Mine and yours look very much the same but they have differences on the top part of the skull so it can't be a cast copy. Maybe a copy indeed but not a cast.

Could it be another variant? I have seen many different patterns of period canteen rings.
I have posted it here and it got mostly positive reviews. https://www.warrelics.eu/forum/third...review-309377/
Of course you are a ring collector and you know much more than me.

[guns ltd]

Vert nice looking rings Chris.


John

[odal]

Hello Odal, thanks for your input. I don't know much about these skull rings but i am very interested to learn more. Mine and yours look very much the same but they have differences on the top part of the skull so it can't be a cast copy. Maybe a copy indeed but not a cast.

Could it be another variant? I have seen many different patterns of period canteen rings.
I have posted it here and it got mostly positive reviews. https://www.warrelics.eu/forum/third...review-309377/
Of course you are a ring collector and you know much more than me.

Hi - no problem.
No, no other variants.
Your ring is the "gorilla head" ring
And ist sure a cast fake - but from a heavy worn example - therefore (? sorry my bad english) are this differences.
Again a pic off gorillaheads - band and skull are unique:

[don_kihotis7]

Thanks for the info Freund.
I will contact Klaus Butschek and get something else.
Are all those gorillas yours?