Everyone has a theory how these rings were acquired. .. From a catalog, from a travelling salesmen, from retailers going to German sites.... But here is my theory --

-- This is only for rings like Mike shows here,,the campaign made etc. type......
These rings were sold in back ally storefronts. Quick 'pop up' shops as we call them now..

In the close up [sorry can't show it] shows all the examples and more.. It is a big photo that provided and confirmed a lot of suppositions etc. on how they were bought.

So the soldier would go and strike the best bargain he could. Probably buying a bunch at a time got a better price and was probably done.. So here is some rock solid proof to one theory of how they were sold..

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