I'm far from an authority on TK rings but they are being IMO analyzed in the dark without answers to these questions: Density is related to the specific silver alloy that was used in crafting these rings. To the best of my knowledge no one has ever had a real one tested other then J. Peppera who is now deceased and never released the results..
And I'm back back to my basic questions that have been universally avoided:
1.If these rings were cast in molds as proposed by the Italian gentleman why is there a sizing seam? Wouldn't it make more sense to just cast in different sizes then cut whole castings apart to do so? 2.Why wasn't the skull cast as an integral part of the ring? Why go thru the extra steps to attach it later? 3.Why are the wear attributes for original TK rings quite different that the ones Hapur casts out of Sterling(.925) silver?** Is this because the silver alloy used by the Gahrs was quite different?
This thread has danced around microscopic images, suppositions and perhaps examining the entrails of a chicken for answers. Yet no one seems to be able to answer these basic questions! Jim
**I've had my copy crafted by Hapur for over 10 years, wear it all the time and it exhibits only minimal wear. We all know this isn't the case with original TK rings.
