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Hi all, just got back from a fun show in Akron- managed to find 2 really awesome Italian made dak rings...and I kept my shopping to just that, so I was happy! No one had any skulls to trade for my Teno badge, so that's all I picked up...here's some pics of one of them, really a beautiful ring IMO. I'm in love with the device on the cartouche, a Sicilian "trinacia"...haven't seen one like this, but the detail is insane...figured maybe the dak vet was Sicilian, just my guess....check it out!
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Sorry, overtyped the "r"...the "trinacria" I meant...
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I see the nice details on the Medusas head. Good find.
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Although the pics aren`t real clear.....
a one looker for me.
Congrats!
�Eine gewaltt�tige, herrische, unerschrockene, grausame Jugend will ich. Jugend muss das alles sein. Schmerzen muss sie ertragen. Es darf nichts Schwaches und Z�rtliches an ihr sein. Das freie, herrliche Raubtier muss wieder
aus ihren Augen blitzen."
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Why you think , that is DAK ring
I see only Sicilia's symbol and palms with camel
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Why you think , that is DAK ring
I see only Sicilia's symbol and palms with camel Good question--Its an Italian-made dak ring, they were made for purchase by Italian soldiers of the dak primarily, but also some German soldiers had the Italian made ones as well...the hallmarks identify it as a well known period maker of these pieces from Milan. I would imagine that the personalized option was in the cartouche, I'm guessing the shank African items to be standard to the ring....so, like I said my best guess is the soldier was from Sicily, and personalized his ring to reflect that.
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Yes,,,a really nice looking ring, especially to us Sicilians!  Maybe it is Italian made for the Allies.. Many landed in Sicily!.. Is the hallmark the 1934 to 1944? or the 1944 to 1968?
Last edited by Gaspare; 10/28/2015 03:11 AM.
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Looks more like the one on top. You can almost see it in the ring pic...I think it's letters "MI" though, for Milan. Looks like a "14" on the other side of the fasces (Enrico Locatelli).
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