Heer Honor Ring

[Kai Winkler]

Dear Members,
here is a photo of a nice honor ring of the 9.Armee. For me it is the first time I see such a ring. Has anyone a similar ring or have seen one before?

[Kai Winkler]

Photo 2.

[Kai Winkler]

Photo 3.

[Pascal H.]

Dear Kai,
I have never seen a ring like this before. Looks like the text "Ring der 9.Armee" has been added later, probably by the owner.

What does the inside inscription read?

Pascal

[Kai Winkler]

Hi Pascal,
the discription was not added by the owner. The ring was a award of the 9.Armee. Have a look in the inside.
Kai

[Chris Boonzaier]

Call me a sceptic... but isnt this consistant with the engraving done by a modern electrical engraving machine?

[Jean-Loup]

I agree the engraving look really new. And the "Ring der Neunte Armee" seems to be written just in case a collector might not understand what it is. The problem with ring is that there is often no way whatsoever to know when they were made.
JL

[SteveR]

Hi Pascal,
the discription was not added by the owner. The ring was a award of the 9.Armee. Have a look in the inside.
Kai

Being European shouldn't the seven have a bar through it?
Just a thought.
Steve Ray

[Pascal H.]

Hi Pascal,
the discription was not added by the owner. The ring was a award of the 9.Armee. Have a look in the inside.
Kai

Looks to me that there is a distinct difference in quality between the engraving of the symbols and the text.

Pascal

[Mark S.]

Either the engraving was done with a modern handheld engraver, or it was tapped out by hand using a small punch...very tedious...and not professionally done.

At the best, this is more along the lines of "trench art" by a bored soldier, or an out right fake. I would expect that if this was worn, even a few months, the engraving to be packed with grime, especially on the inside.

[Kai Winkler]

Interesting thoughts. Here is the rest of the story.

[Kai Winkler]

Owners name engraving

[Kai Winkler]

The award dokument

[Kai Winkler]

Why and too who the ring was awarded

[Kai Winkler]

The owner