I have never asked about these, probably because I never really wanted one. But I have always been interested to know if they are real or fantasy.... they're on eBay constantly, as the images shown here are- usually relatively cheaply priced maybe $50. My guess is if they were mass produced patriotic Mussolini rings, considering the relatively less desired Italian (vs TR) market, well- maybe they're originals- probably $50-75 (?) is about right? What do you guys know about these?

hi mike
nice looking duce italian ring appears to be silvered on brass and in my opinion looks to be in the ww2 period made has the wear that we all like to see in the right places these duce rings armnt as popular as the third reich rings . i remember the ww2 italian rifles in barrels at the models stores for 8.88cents not many guys bought them untill 1970s then they shot up in price now thery are in the range of 300.00 depends on condition gosh i wish those good old days were back and i was forty five years younger i guess im only dreaming hey happy days to all god bless andy militarynut

Mike, I've often wondered about these too. A lot of them look genuine to me, typical cheaply made Italian rings. Since the market interest seems low, I wouldn't think there are a lot of copies, but I'm sure there are some. I certainly wouldn't trust anything coming from the "usual suspect countries". I recently started picking up Italian rings, but don't have one of this pattern yet. I agree with Andy, it looks ok to me, and seems to have a maker's stamp on the band back.

Here is a different Italian type. Very common, and not as popular as a TR ring. They were made with a variety of insignia. Some are advertised as aluminum, I believe this one may be zinc. I know G has a similar one is his collection. This one is for the Italian Navy.