I don't have much information on these three rings, but I believe they are all from before WWII. This is the little that I know about each of these rings:
1) Ring 1: Red/Silver
This ring does not have any makers markings at all. Initially I thought this was a hand-made ring because there is a slight "leak" of red enamel onto the silver on one of the sides; on the other side, the silver sort of "leaked" on to the red enamel. On top of that, the eagles from each side are not symmetrical at all. The insignia on the front looks like a cap badge from WWI and WWII. It also has that weird line running along the inside and the outside, which I can't figure out what it is. I initially thought it was a result of someone having the ring resized, but I have no clue. That is why I thought this was a hand-made ring. So I did a tiny bit of research and I found this ring on eBay. Identical design, however, the ring seems better made and it has a maker's mark of "800" or "008" in a rectangle. But even this ring is non-symmetrical if you look at the eagles on each side.
2) Ring 2: Red/Blue/Silver
This ring also looks hand made to me, primarily because the middle insignia looks like someone "dotted" the pattern with silver. Its really apparent on the blue horse on the bottom. I don't know what the blue horse is, especially because Poland is always red/white. The person who sold it to me said something about it representing the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The coat of arms of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth DOES have a little bit of blue in it, and it does display the eagle and the horse. The same person who sold me this one is the same person who sold me the first ring. This one has a little more weight to it than the first one, and it feels better made. It does have a maker's mark of "800" or "008" in a rectangle, which interestingly is the same mark as the identical ring to the first ring that I found on eBay. If you look carefully, the band of the ring is the same exact thing as the other ring I found on eBay (mine does not have that band though). This is all that I can tell you about this one. No other markings.
3) Ring 3: Silver
This was sold to me by a totally different seller. He told me that this was found in Latvia, which was once part of Poland. He told me the ring is silver proof 373 (I have no way of verifying). It has two markings, one of which to me looks most like AT in an oval (but it could also look like 2V or JV in an oval). He told me that the other marking is a Nefertiti head, but I just can't see how he got that (its in the images). Its something but I really just cannot make it out. He sent me this link, and said that it looks like "JV 1922-1939", which interestingly isn't even listed on there. Other than that, I have no information on the ring.
Can anyone help me identify any information about these rings? Also, I apologize if this is posted in the wrong forum. I am thinking its from this era.
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