Engeniy.,,We've met years ago. Your a colleague and I respect your opinion. But for me,,,yes that other stainless ring is a fake..
A ring from a digger is no provence.
These 2 for me are the only 2 patterns with Skulls over SS runes. The one ring [top] I believe pre war. The lower ring right around 40.
Late war you'll see almost all [if not all] period magazines and such no longer even advertised rings , pins, cufflinks etc.
By 44 and especially 45 the German SS soldier had many things to worry about . Most could hardly get ammunition on the Russian front. Near the end food and safety for their families is what they worried about. Manufacturers were bombed out, the local jeweler was long gone.
A late war SS ring,,and in stainless. Seemingly only found in the east,,Sorry the research just doesn't bare this out...
