Well its been a long , hot , slow Summer.. I am glad it is over. Hate the hot sweltering weather! It's also slow time for ring finding.. Not many shows in the summer.. The flea markets / bazaars. are better but not much in authentic pieces.. Usually just junk. SO,,, We will be moving the end of Oct. [we hope] and I had to go to our storage spot then our other spot and I got to see some of my rings..

It's been almost a year since I've seen this majority of them.. 2 small cases are not here and I couldn't get to them today.

So here are my 4 main cases,,plus a metal case I keep my cased/boxed rings to protect the boxes..

I have 2 small riker cases with rings in them also,,couldn't get to them today. Here is some of my skulls,,,, and the metal case..... IF the box itself needs protecting,,like writing on the lid,,I'll put a stocking over the box before I put it in case.

Going to be at the MAx next week so hopefully this will satisfy your ring candy fix!


Here's my old main box... and here's a VG condition in what I believe its original box 'Gegen Englland' ring.

You know when you have a lot of whatever you collect it becomes hard to find stuff... Sometimes I'll upgrade,,sometimes not.. I like a worn ring. I love a dug ring esoecially IF I've seen it come up with my own eyes!!

Here's some Polit rings, organizational etc. rings to oogle! and a ring from the metal case.

here are some foreign collaborator rings - Latvian,,Finn,,Estonian ,,Norwegian,,,CZ. Greek, Ukrainian, Bulgarian,,and a mix.. ....... A ring from the metal case

Outstanding collection!!

Thanks a lot Mike... It collecting them since 1976... I also have a box of ring tooling,,,and a box of period Jeweler guild booklets,,,,and 2 small cases of rings but they are part of groupings..

A rare variant pattern Tank Tread skull!

One photo here you will see a couple of damaged rings.... I actually like them like that sometimes.... Interesting to see whats behind there! Some rings I have a nice example,,and the exact pattern but in relic or dug condition.. I just like them like that sometimes!

Please,,any member.. Feel free to post your end of summer favorite Nazi ring whatever it may be!! Mike,,come on a nice group shot!!! , guys whatever ,,your favorite,,or a group..Thanks

hi gaspare
in my personial opinion i believe you are defenity the king of german third reich rings my lord how many do you have there i used to be the king of the most ss honor rings at one time i managed to beg borrow and not steal from any one i owned a bakers dozen ss honor rings yes thirteen of them all papered by the ss honor ring man don boyle he never papered a fake or an issue ring for me even though i am his buddy for many years friendship is still strong with us i hope he makes this years show gaspare i will stop by your table and take a good look thanks for takeing the time to show us guys here your magnificent ring collecton god bless andy militarynut

Andy,,, you ARE the king or the HR.. Sure there are a few young guys out there that have 15 , 20,30 of them.. But who cares anymore! ,its not appreciated, valid, call it whatever you want. They have them because they were born with a gold spoon up their ass.

You are from the days when you had to hunt them down. Not just type in 'Honor ring for sale' and there's list of who has them... Oohhhh how very exciting!! ,,,20, 25 years ago you had guys like Robin Lumsden publishing things like,,,"there are probably fewer than 20 HRs in collection around the world"!. Other 'experts' saying it was ok to have a first initial in a ring,,,all sorts of mis information.. You and Don stayed steady at the helm and got the good rings!

You've had like you said a dozen or so at a time.. And more than 50 in your career. Your the real deal.. So is Don.. He has made more discoveries about the HR than anyone. Handled more than anyone! Both you guys classics and have my respect no matter what!

As far as PP rings,,thank you for the compliment.... I've seen collections bigger than mine. The is a Russian fellow who probably has close to 1000 ground dug rings! I know a Hollywood friend that has 600 skull rings! So they are out there. My collection is a wide range of different patterns from the war... I do the best I can. I buy what I can afford without hurting the family. I'm a regular guy that likes Nazi rings! See you at the MAX!

and come on someone,,post your collection!

Hey G.

what a stunning collection..congrats.

That's also a reliable source for anyone wishing to know how an original ring should be.

I'm just curious...have you one of them made by casting to show ?

Ric

love seeing the rings in your cases Gaspare! thanks for posting. Are the ring boxes from European jewelers - have European cities inside the lining of the boxes?

Some do,,some don't.. They are sometimes insides the lid,,,or on top of the lid.. Some nothing there at all - .

Then I just look for new materials. IF everything old,,and it looks like the ring has been in there for years,,thats good enough for me..

I've had this ring for many years.. But it has a sister,,same ring ,,but with rhinestones on the arms of the swastikas..

I would love to have that ring, Nice shape,,no missing stones, hallmarked... anyone has one? maybe you see something in one of my trays?,,some sort if trade might be able to be done

just let me know..........

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Yes, thats the one!... A wonderful collection. Thank you very much for showing us!.. ,G.