O.K. , we're going to see now 2 fakes of the 'Ground dug' kind. This ring is difficult to reproduce well in good condition forum. Originals were usually a weird alloy and later moving on to zinc late war..Whatever its time period of production during the war its always a ring with good detail, thin band, finished off fairly well.
So whats been appearing is 'ground dug' fakes.. The scam is that they were found at Stalingrad digs, Kharkov, Demjansk digs etc. They are so decrepid,so worn,eaten up they are almost impossible to distinguish from originals.
This 'dug' example was sold a few times. The seller takes a break for 6 months or so then starts to sell again. This fake is let down by its missing details and shallow detail. Unless it a few dollars its best to avoid rings that look like this:
