some rings

[rove]

Hello

as promised here a nice collection of groundfind rings.
also a original ss ring found near by a retreat street
its a bad picture - flash - but i will try another one

enjoy -

ps. no one for sale ;-)

ring has the insert Scherf 21.6.39 - never found anything about him

[Robin Lumsden]

There are some nice rings there........including the Totenkopfring der SS.

[Gaspare]

2nd row, each end, the 3/4 view skulls don't look dug,,they aren't military related.

Otherwise that's a super collection!,,Congratulations

[rove]

specially this one was found with a tk dogtag

[Panzer Rob]

Nice collection of rings!

Who was the Totenkopfring awarded to?

Thanks for sharing,
Rob

[rove]

ring has the insert Scherf 21.6.39 - never found anything about him

[Jean-Loup]

Very nice! Note the presence of a well worn DAK ring there too!

[Dennis S]

2nd row, each end, the 3/4 view skulls don't look dug,,they aren't military related.

Otherwise that's a super collection!,,Congratulations

If a ring has a high silver content would being in the ground affect it after cleaning in relation to the breakdown as seen of other metals.

[afrikasandman]

I love them all

[Gaspare]

Dennis, there's a few factors to consider.. Is there a high sulfur content in the soil? Was the ring close by other corrosive material? Was there high heat involved when the ring got buried?
Most WWII silver rings were not high silver content. Many being 835 and 800,,so their not pure at all and sometimes will corrode like everything else..

Things like ground shift, pressure will also make some rings look like they've been rough sand blasted!!

The best are stories of "my uncle cut this off a finger of a dead German" When 99% of the time its from being in the ground and the regular contraction / expansion of the ring due to the harsh temps of Europe,, the solder at the rear of the band is a weaker alloy and after a year or so in the ground just lets go..

Surely is a nice collection though!!.,G.

[Dennis S]

[quote=Gaspare;1815719]Dennis, there's a few factors to consider.. Is there a high sulfur content in the soil? Was the ring close by other corrosive material? Was there high heat involved when the ring got buried?
Most WWII silver rings were not high silver content. Many being 835 and 800,,so their not pure at all and sometimes will corrode like everything else..

Things like ground shift, pressure will also make some rings look like they've been rough sand blasted!!

The best are stories of "my uncle cut this off a finger of a dead German" When 99% of the time its from being in the ground and the regular contraction / expansion of the ring due to the harsh temps of Europe,, the solder at the rear of the band is a weaker alloy and after a year or so in the ground just lets go..


Gaspare, Thanks for your informative reply.