Originally Posted by 12472
Hello Antonio,

first - personally I'm sure that the Totenkopfringe were cast. The detailed pictures speak for themselves.

Attached is a picture of my 1941 ring, brought out of the ground by myself in 2008. Unfortunately you can see a slight damage by my folding spade at this exact spot, but guaranteed original???..Best regards,
Dierk


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Hello Dierk and all,

it seems I still remain among few people who believe that SSHr were made by stamping them and not by casting.

Well, I still believe SSHr were made by pressing a blank planchet into a die, the same way Hapur make his SSHr repro.....to be clear.

I recently received Evgeniy's superb SSHr repro made by casting and compared it with my SSHr - 20.4.44 in mint condition I have to confirm my opinion.

So, let's go ahead and see what pop up to support one theory or another, I will offer my open minded approach to help discussion.

Ric