Okay this is enough now we are completely off track !!
The gates of hell were opened and we accepted the invitation to enter" 26/880 Lance Sgt, Edward Dyke. 26th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers , ( 3rd Tyneside Irish )
1st July 1916
Thought shall be the harder , heart the keener,
Courage the greater as our strength faileth.
Here lies our leader ,in the dust of his greatness.
Who leaves him now , be damned forever.
We who are old now shall not leave this Battle,
But lie at his feet , in the dust with our leader
House Carles at the Battle of Hastings
The gates of hell were opened and we accepted the invitation to enter" 26/880 Lance Sgt, Edward Dyke. 26th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers , ( 3rd Tyneside Irish )
1st July 1916
Thought shall be the harder , heart the keener,
Courage the greater as our strength faileth.
Here lies our leader ,in the dust of his greatness.
Who leaves him now , be damned forever.
We who are old now shall not leave this Battle,
But lie at his feet , in the dust with our leader
House Carles at the Battle of Hastings
Look at the dagger section. Nice Patton pictures!
Mark
Cool.
The gates of hell were opened and we accepted the invitation to enter" 26/880 Lance Sgt, Edward Dyke. 26th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers , ( 3rd Tyneside Irish )
1st July 1916
Thought shall be the harder , heart the keener,
Courage the greater as our strength faileth.
Here lies our leader ,in the dust of his greatness.
Who leaves him now , be damned forever.
We who are old now shall not leave this Battle,
But lie at his feet , in the dust with our leader
House Carles at the Battle of Hastings
Okey...getting back to the original subject and post...Personally, I do Not believe that this ring is legitimate. The workmanship is sloppy and the skull is cartoony-it actually Grins. There may well have been originals in this Style, but I doubt very much if this is one of them. "Fakes" of this identical kind are seen very often and almost always have the "Stavanger" inside writing. As for the Genuine rings that inspired all the fakes, I have to agree with "ostlanddigger" and say that I, too, believe that such rings were intended for the Norwegian SS volunteers. It makes no sense to put the date 1940 on the table of the ring, as like Ade said, the SS were not actively involved in the invasion of Norway. It makes abit more logic-but not Much more-to target the SS Volunteers,but why would a man who enlisted in, say, 1942 want the date 1940 on his ring? No....there were certainly SS rings in Norway, but I don't believe that this is one of them.
William
"Much that once was, is lost. For none now live who remember it."
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