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Perhaps these kind of rings where popular among soldiers?
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Benten, years ago I was watching a dig in East Europe. I was showed this ring directly as it was pulled from the cleaning bucket afterwards.. Thought I was getting it,,but one of the diggers needed it for his collection. My translator wasn't there but as I understood it had something to do with Latvia. A fairy tale,,unit emblem,,martial symbol etc.
A few years later I've even seen poor quality reproductions. As obscure of a ring it may be EVERY original pattern WW2 period ring has been reproduced!
A small photo but heres wax models of a Hitler head and Owl rings from out of a rubber mold ready for casting.
Remembering what I've seen years ago, yours appears to be the same pattern and looks like a good one. It doesn't look like a pockmarked /flawed/false aged piece.
It shows honest worn details and at one time was a quality piece of sorts....
Maybe its the photos but it looks very small size, yes?
Can you find a joining / size seam to the back of the band?
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Gaspare,
Thank you for your interesting info and picture.
I think the ring is molded.
About the size; as you said, it’s partly the photo; you always get a compression of the image when you use some manifying with the camera. It makes the ring looking smaller and thicker.
The size of the ring however is small; 16mm inside diameter . Weight is 7 grams.
Here a close up.
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There are two places that could have a seam after resizing smaller; because of the two little soldering holes on two places on the inside backside .
Perhaps one is the original seam , the other after resizing.
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On the same spot at the outside middle, only on that spot , are file traces, imo to correct the outside shape of the band after the resizing .
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Hi!
I find these days out what the owl means. It`s the sign of the "schlaraffia orden". Foundet 1859 in Prag/chechoslovakia. A group of people to hold high the german speach and humor - still living now (the group)all over europe.
Hope this helps.
regards
Odal
�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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Odal, thanks so far for your opinion.
benten
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Hi there people.
I like the ring, I believe it's ok(however, I find it ugly).
Benten I also like you pictures, good quality ones, they help a lot.
Odal, thanks for the info about the ring, I was about to ask about the owl design among the German army people.
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