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05-10-2020 12:55 AM
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Thanks! It looks like the same ring indeed
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Glad I could help. Hope you stick around and enjoy the Forum.
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Great looking ring . On a side note it looks like you either have very large hands or its a very small ring .
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Last edited by SpitfireVb; 05-12-2020 at 06:48 PM.
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Sorry for the late answer! Haha I have big hands but I'm not a giant. It does appear to be a pinky ring (only finger it almost fits), thanks for all the great info all, will post some other stuff I collected later on.
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Here's another type, also very small and extremely worn.
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Aldo; Was this a ring that was sold to a general market, ie. German armored troops, Husars, all branches of the SS, and those who just liked the nature of the ring, civilians included? For those of you old enough to remember the 30’s and 40’s comic strip, The Phantom, you will recall, that he wore a nearly identical ring and when he walloped some bad guy on the jaw, it left a perfect impression of the skull and cross bones on the guy’s jaw, a reminder that the Phantom was everywhere fighting evil. Rather silly now, but at the time, a ring like this would have been a big seller in the U.S. The point is, that it seems to be more generic than designed to sell to a specific group, like the SS, which I believe is what many collectors would like it to be. Never-the-less, it’s a well-worn example that many of us would like to have. Dwight
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drmessimer
Aldo; Was this a ring that was sold to a general market, ie. German armored troops, Husars, all branches of the SS, and those who just liked the nature of the ring, civilians included? For those of you old enough to remember the 30’s and 40’s comic strip, The Phantom, you will recall, that he wore a nearly identical ring and when he walloped some bad guy on the jaw, it left a perfect impression of the skull and cross bones on the guy’s jaw, a reminder that the Phantom was everywhere fighting evil. Rather silly now, but at the time, a ring like this would have been a big seller in the U.S. The point is, that it seems to be more generic than designed to sell to a specific group, like the SS, which I believe is what many collectors would like it to be. Never-the-less, it’s a well-worn example that many of us would like to have. Dwight
Guys,
These are not SS rings. This seems to be either a popular misconception or wishful thinking by some folks. Many types of skull 'Kantine Ring' were sold in armed services canteens and other shops, e.g. jewellers, mail order catalogues, etc. and could be purchased by anyone, military or civilian. You can find numerous examples on this and other ring fora.
Totenkopf (skull) rings were very popular with members of the armed services. The only rings that were specific for the SS was the Ehrenring (Honour ring). This was awarded to select members of the SS by Himmler. They were not offered for sale during WW2. Sadly, they are heavily faked nowadays, often costing thousands.
As well as the Ehrenringe, there were also privately purchased 'SS' rings, most often with the SS runes on them. Some were commissioned as unique items, e.g., by SS officers themselves or perhaps by their family, and some were made in larger quantities and sold by jewellers. Have a look through the ring fora and you will find examples of these. They, like other SS items, are very popular with fakers and fraudsters; some of the designs sold by unscrupulous characters are either terrible fakes of an original pattern. Others are complete fantasy pieces that did not exist in the Third Reich.
Cheers,
Stephen
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