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Is this the real deal? I doubt it, personally. I bought off a reenactment buddy who picked it up in the '80s I believe. Like I said, neither of us think it's real, but I'd like your guys' expert opinions.
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Well, crap. How do I post large KB pictures? It's telling me the max size is 75kb, and all the pictures are above 200. Help?
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Send them to me I can resize the pictures for you. [email protected]
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Just sent them...3:00pm Central
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N.W. go into the computer forum and there is an easy resizing tool there.Also if you have XP it tells you how to get windows program. 
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Here we go, thanks for the bit about the resizing tool
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That's the best I can get them right now with my camera. It doesn't like to focus on things within 3 inches....
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Closer pics are needed, but so far the engraving looks off to me.
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Already got them posted, sorry for taking so long in trying to do it I had family over. 
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I'll try taking closer pictures, but I think this might be the best that they'll get. The frustrating thing about this ring is that I've had it next to a real one and I can't tell the difference. Though honestly, I think it's just a damn good fake. Anyone else with an opinion please let me know.
Thanks!
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And if anyone wants larger picks in order to see better detail, ask and I'll e-mail them to you.
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Kirchen, you have the pictures I e-mailed you, what do you think?
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Wolfram , N.W.,,welcome to the forum...
N.W.,,try just a close crop on your large photos to just the ring,,that should cut down the kb..Also,is there a first initial before the last name and how does the date appear exactly.. , G.
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The inside reads: S.lb. Koch 9.11.36 H. Himmler
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Look like a fake
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not up on the ring but after 14 yars of not smoking i can taste that lucky strike from England 
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If is is a fake it was cast directly from a mold made from an original. It is a 40's style ring and is either a on off fake or a replacment for a lost/worn 1936 awarded ring.
Engraving looks deep to me for a 40's made ring and the oakleaves look a little off center on the main band, at least in one or two of the photos. I would really have to judge the detail with it in person or with some super quality photos.
I have some doubts, but I can not dismiss this one yet. It is not typical of any of the fakes that I recall seeing.
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I vote fake. I can't put my finger on it but, something is odd. Might be the deep seem line.
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I agree with the idea that it is a replacement ring. It just doesn't have the wiskers from being awarded in '36 not to mention the design of being a 40's ring. It is a peculiar ring to say the least.
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well if real it would be a reissue,the dates correct,Koch is a popular name..
But the engraving, top view and wide seam are troubling...Are the nose and a slight top portion of the teeth look like they have a lot of wear? maybe partially erased ,smoothed out?
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Make clean FOTO
its very poor quality foto
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If you email me very close-up photos of the runes, I can tell you for sure whether it is real or fake. Having seen a very close-call ring recently, I can say that it is pretty much impossible to judge a ring via photos, unless the runes are very closely photographed.
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Got it. I'll try and pull it off.
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