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This is the closest I have: It's in pretty good condition. No hallmark but it feels too light to be silver.
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Your ring is in the best possible condition . Most rings have wear, but this one is perpect !
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Indeed Benten. I have wondered if it has been re-plated, or painted with very shiny paint. Or maybe it was never worn.
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Stephen, problably the ring is not worn or worn very few times .
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Here some pics of the Westwall.
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,,,what a great topic!..
OK, so found a tiny bit of a variant of the Spiral wound WW rings..
Has a small wrap at each end of the spiral.. Nothing crazy,,,but a nice original ring. [on German eBay]..
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Nice variant spiral. great topic.
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My most recent West Wall ring. A less common pattern but with a nice chrome finish, albeit some corrosion on the shank, and a cool cartouche illustration of a bunker and tank trap 'dragons' teeth'.
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Very nice.. Good condition too!
All the WW rings are getting harder to find too. This pattern a good addition to anyone's collection.. Good catch!
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It's quiet around here just now. Here's another familiar pattern of West Wall ring. There are quite a few examples of this and other, related WW rings in this thread and elsewhere on the forum. Hope you enjoy seeing it, Stephen
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Hollow inside right?
* Yes a once common pattern that can't be found anymore!! Good catch!
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Hollow inside right?
* Yes a once common pattern that can't be found anymore!! Good catch! Hey Gaspare, yes, it's hollow inside. In pretty good condition too. Stephen
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Hi Stephen, I like the sleek Artdéco elements of the rings. Thanks for posting.
The date 1939-40 is in the constuction period of the Westwall. The rings were made as a remembrance for among others the workers and security soldiers. So just before the beginning of war in the West.
Then, the first years of the war, the Westwall was more or less abandoned ; the emphasis was on the Atlantic wall.
At the end of the war 1944-45 the Westwall was full in use, but no Westwall rings with or without a date?
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Thanks Benten. I agree, it's a nice ring. I have never seen a WW/WF ring dated after 1940. I have wondered if the West Front rings we know were from the Atlantic Wall, some of them anyway. Yeah, the WW was more or less abandoned early in WW2 but sections of it still exist. I live near Basel, Switzerland and there are still a few WW forts dotted around in the countryside on the old border in Alsace through which I drive quite often. Stephen
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I own a working die for this ring.. Apparently many shops made this ring as was quite popular! So pre war there might have been some 'reporting' by the original maker that everyone is copying their ring/pattern.... SO if you see this pattern with only 2 bunker windows don't worry IF everything else is good then so is the ring either 2 or 3 bunker windows
Stephen,,,thats is a very nice example!
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Nice green glass West Wall ring to add to my collection. This one shows a bunker or gun emplacement in front of a forest and its dated 1939/40. Rings with a glass cartouche also came in red and black. There were variants in the pattern of the band too. Here are two of mine. Have a look through the back pages of this amazing thread to see a large variety of West Wall rings.
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those are some beauties!!
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Here's another West Wall that I just obtained - black glass cartouche - courtesy of Gaspare. I now have a red, a green and a bIack. I haven't seen other colours to date.
I also posted a photo of my modest collection of various WW rings. Hope you enjoy seeing them.
Stephen
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Glad that Blackie went to a good home.
Like that WestFront in the upper left hand corner. Don't think I ever saw a glass WestFront,,that would be some catch!
A wonderful collection...thanks for posting..
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Stephen,
Not modest at all, great collection. Congratulations!
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Nice addition to my West Wall ring group. An early Christmas present from me to me  This pattern is relatively rare. It's a brass ring with only a trace of the silver-coloured wash left but, otherwise, in good condition. Apologies for the poor quality of the last photo. Group photos are difficult to take.
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That pattern is rare,, congrats!
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Stephen,
Woah! Congratulations!
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I'm reeling in the Westwall/Westfront rings recently. Makes me a happy man. Here are the most recent additions.
I always wanted to own an original WW spiral or 'snail'. Now I got one. The Westfront helmet and this particular bunker ring pattern are pretty rare to see nowadays. Three beauties for the collection. Stephen
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Stephen,,, I am very happy they went to a well-deserved home...
Guys,,,these are little pieces of history.. Personal like a dog tag,,this was worn by the soldier in good and bad times.. In uniform and in street clothes...
I'm always surprised they survived with all the time that has gone by,, The tough times during the war,,the even tougher times directly after the war. Somehow they made it,,,and now being seen again on our forum...
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Stephen,
I am always amazed at what you come up with. Congratulation and more happy hunting.
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