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Brodieb, Stephen
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#352529 11/10/2021 7:18 AM
by Brodieb
Brodieb
Hi guys new to the forum.
Looking for any help and information on this ground dug ring. Only have these pictures atm.
Thanks in advance.
Kind regards Brodie
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#352538 Nov 10th a 04:12 PM
by Mike (aka Byzanti)
Mike (aka Byzanti)
If this was purchased from the WAF estand and sold by a WAF member, there are moderators of each sales forum to ensure that does not happen. Fantasy or reproduction items are discussed and moved to the appropriate sales forums (eg “the Bazaar” or the “flea market”). If this was purchased on one of the tables that is supposed to be for authentic/period items only (eg - the “miscellaneous third Reich”) table, you should read the estand guidelines, and can contact the table moderator about your next move. In cases like this, my best advice is to have had your item discussed/vetted well BEFORE purchasing, as the seller may balk at a refund if there was no prior discussion with either him or a forum as to the originality of the piece. Not an enviable position to be in, but if you spent more than $50 on this, in my opinion, it wasn’t worth it. (Unless you love skull rings and this design and it makes you happy for what it is, not for what it isn’t (a tr ring))
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#352534 Nov 10th a 01:23 PM
by Stephen
Stephen
Hi Brodie,
I agree with Mike. There are numerous Third Reich skull patterns and you can find many of them on one of the pinned threads here. See link below:
https://forum.germandaggers.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=327063#Post327063

This is an unusual pattern and the band is suspiciously thick. It's hard to tell from the condition of the ring but my eyes see some casting flaws under the murk. And it does look like the 'ageing' is artificial. The skull on this one looks more like a modern 'biker' ring than a TR one. Do you know what it is made of?

Also, for me, a ring being ground-dug means nothing, assuming that it ever actually was dug out of the ground. You don't know how long it was underground, and you don‘t know how it got there. Today's fraudsters think nothing of burying dud rings for a while then 'discovering' the with a metal detector.

Cheers. Welcome to the GDC forum.
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#352533 Nov 10th a 01:00 PM
by Mike (aka Byzanti)
Mike (aka Byzanti)
Hi Brodie
Welcome to the forum. My 2p (my opinion): it is some sort of a modern skull ring design, with artificial aging. Absolutely nothing to do with TR period.
Byz
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