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#326783 02/25/2017 02:55 AM
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Found this recently, runs small maybe a man's USA size 7- fits on my little finger... thick, chunky, and engraved on the cartouche with a really detailed map of France with the date of the d day landings (in French) at the top... "6 juin 1944" - certainly an allied ring, most likely produced in France for sure...beyond that - never seen one before, I rather like it..,

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Wow great find! I have never seen a DDay specific ring. If you ever get sick of it my shelf could use a piece like that. Congrats!

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That is an awesome piece, Mike! Never saw one of those before. Just goes to show you never know what might turn up!

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Never seen a similar.
Hallmarks, material?


�Eine gewaltt�tige, herrische, unerschrockene, grausame Jugend will ich. Jugend muss das alles sein. Schmerzen muss sie ertragen. Es darf nichts Schwaches und Z�rtliches an ihr sein. Das freie, herrliche Raubtier muss wieder
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I'm not sure this is a hallmark- it's too hard to tell, but it looks not too dissimilar to various outer band marks we have seen. Join seam on inside looks to be silver solder. Hollow back but still hefty. From the looks of it, maybe an 800-900 silver, not Sterling for sure.

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These two "dots" appear to represent Paris and Normandy

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Mike, hard to tell from pics, but wouldn't be surprised if this is your hallmark judging solely by the shape. It denotes a .800 or better silver fineness. As I recall I have a French campaign ring with the same mark.

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Could be!

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And thanks for the research... last question guys... construction? Handmade or (possibly?) die struck?

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Yes, i would bet the French boarhead outside.
Would be typical.


�Eine gewaltt�tige, herrische, unerschrockene, grausame Jugend will ich. Jugend muss das alles sein. Schmerzen muss sie ertragen. Es darf nichts Schwaches und Z�rtliches an ihr sein. Das freie, herrliche Raubtier muss wieder
aus ihren Augen blitzen."
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Love this piece, really interesting and rare ring!!

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Originally Posted By: Mike (aka Byzanti)
Love this piece, really interesting and rare ring!!


It's nice but not as nice as the rings that come as prizes in Cracker Jack boxes.

CMT04 #326814 02/26/2017 12:50 AM
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Originally Posted By: CMT04
Originally Posted By: Mike (aka Byzanti)
Love this piece, really interesting and rare ring!!


It's nice but not as nice as the rings that come as prizes in Cracker Jack boxes.



You keep those ones. I'll keep this one.

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CMT04

Can you please tell us what you meant by "It's nice but not as nice as the rings that come as prizes in Cracker Jack boxes"

Thanks

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hi mike
hope this e mail finds you and all my ring friends here on gdc doing good. just returned from sos show getting to our tables was a total disaster after that i had a real good show met with friends socialized with them and had a nice time . in my opinion it was worth my trip i only bought two items for my collection. a few rings one skull and three africka corps rings how ever did sell to a chinese ring collector five american rings total sold. then three german rings also to a overseas man no americans were intrested in rings also i did see many and i mean many fake skull rings and a few fake ss honor rings i must have missed seeing the real ss honor ring that was surposly sold and i also sold one ss honor ring myself made me happy and that one went back over seas never to return most of the crowd came for me thursday /friday ok guys thats the story have a nice day andy militarynut

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hi mike
great normandy ring you bought now thats history at its best you wont see many of those rings around at least i havnt and it appears to be silver im glad you have it in your collection . dave i still have my capt. midnight ring from the cracker jacks box and i believe i still have my sky king ring also from cracker jack box ok flash gorden fans watch out for empoior ming god bless andy militarynut

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great talking to you today Andy!.. Yes the SOS was a tough one. Not much for rings either PP or HR..

So ,,Premi rings go for a lot of money. IF you have pieces like this they are worth plenty!!

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,,, So yes these are worth plenty!
They are from the 40s? certainly the 50s. anyway.. IF they are from the time period maybe start a separate topic for rings from the home front.......

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I'll repeat this just once sir,

"CMT04

Can you please tell us what you meant by "It's nice but not as nice as the rings that come as prizes in Cracker Jack boxes"

Thanks "

Hoping for a quick response here
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These rings bring back memories. The Cracker Jack Carmel corn was good too. Not like the stuff they sell today.

I wonder if that rings was "Sterling" silver?


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Unless Cracker Jack used French hallmarks.... I would assume the d day piece was a GI souvenir. Sort of a prize, I guess!

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It was a failed attempt at sarcasm.



Originally Posted By: Dave
I'll repeat this just once sir,

"CMT04

Can you please tell us what you meant by "It's nice but not as nice as the rings that come as prizes in Cracker Jack boxes"

Thanks "

Hoping for a quick response here
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