Hello matthew, welcome to the forum! I see it highly important, informative and, especially, logically what you told us about the die casting process. Thus would make it impossible the rings having been die cast. So no die cast process, no lost wax process, I truely wonder -Mr.Scapini- what casting process remains?

On the other hand -matthew-, you are on the wrong trace concerning the engraving. Here Mr. Scapini really did hit the nail and his observations are 100% correct. These rings, due to my investigations and personal experiences, have been engraved in the post assembling state. EACH elder, german hand ring engraver I did ask (and there were several, whenever I could find one personally) told me answering my question when a ring was/is engraved "NATURALLY in fixed (round) state". Even today engraving with engraving machines are done in fixed (round) state.

Regards,


wotan, gd.c-b#105

"Never look for sqare eggs" as a late owner of an original FHH-dagger used to say.