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#342609 05/20/2019 10:00 PM
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Nicely marked Tripoli Libya ring- garrison HQ of the German afrikakorps. Very unique piece, very early- likely a 41. I would guess an officer too as he has already been married long enough to have 2 kids! He had this small photo of them put under what appears to be colored glass on the cartouche as a memory of home. Wonder if he ever made it back?

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Hello Mike,

interesting piece, here's from my collection another ring bearing a soldier picture (LW guy ?).

Ric

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Hi Ric!
That is a really nice Bakelite piece! Personal items are fascinating, wonderful ring!

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Mike , Ric , these are great rings !

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Thanks Benten! They are out there, too- not many, but I love finding them

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hi members
benten both these rings tell a story which is lost to time first ring africka ring is great looking and the family from soldiers family this he could liook at his loved ones this alone keped him fightinfg to get home to his loved ones and under the the piece of posibility a crashed planes windshield as it was clear plexie glass but as the years that went by it turned colors fadeing the outher ring as benten said was made of bakerlite plastics combined the germans had bakerlite before america had it two beautifull long lost german history if only these rings could talk thanks benten and mike god bless andy militarynut

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I also love these pieces of history showing the former owner or his relatives........glad you like mine as well.

Ric

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hi rick
your ring is apple pie for me it tells the story and as a third reich ring collector n dealer i appreciate finding a rieal family history ring like you did its like looking in to those lost history persons faces just like the bib unsinkable titanic shit ande haveing an item from that histopry disastor ok guys have to go god bless all and thanks for showing all us members andy militarymut

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In the nineties , a seller had a box full of left over rings. They never left the shop, still in the store box.
This ring is semi- personalized, because the soldier, in the fourties, could only choose between a few fotos of ladies.

The seller offered me also to choose a lady. I selected the less ugly laugh

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Lovely lady!

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Yes ! smile

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hi sniper 33
deutschen kinder the above words do you mean german childs ring can you explain why you call this ring the above words im sorry some words in german i can discifpher some i cant also the ring is bakerlite yes last question the white around yhe outside has that been an old repair thanks very much have a nice day god bless andy militarynut

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Kids, family, its all good.. Nice ring too! Almost looks like horn [?]


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