Ring
After previously looking at this ring and thinking it was probably good, I noticed Mr. Ferrari's reluctance to bless it. His previous expertise made me want to take a 2nd look, and I now agree with him, and believe that it's probably not original. I was fooled by the excellent capital "K", and the whole name and date in general, and the expertise at which the 1st "H' in Himmler looked so good. I didn't really see what Mr. Ferrari was specifically referring to in red ink, but here are my observations. A. As I mentioned earlier, the patina doesn't look right - and one red flag leads to another. B. The disjointed angle of the eyes makes the skull look retarded. C. Nose is not normal. D. Teeth are not normal, and the leaves adjoining the skull look deformed. E. (This what convinced me the most)....
the skull/band "wear" is not believable. (Think about it, and you'll know what I mean. ANOTHER thing that fooled me was the 1st "H" in Himmler. Almost perfect crosshatch, but look close and you can see it wasn't one continual engraving stroke. This is hard for fakers to accomplish, because the vertical stems automatically "reroute" the engraver's horizontal stroke because of their angles. But this, alone, wouldn't make it a fake ring, IMO, just a "little red flag". The 2nd "H" isn't as well done, but notice the dotting of the "i", compared to the perfect other "i". Casting flaw? How can that be??? - unless it's just discoloration. Now look at the 1st "i" in Himmler. What's going on behind that scratch? F. Where IS that joiner line exactly? - hard to see on some originals, but why the large discolored circle where the joiner line usually is? Why are there so few photos of the outside? What happened to the swastika rune area? The last thing I noticed is the weird color of the inside, like it was sanded and never fully recovered. Lots of questions, but the wear bothers me perhaps the most. I'm not here to ruin anyone's day. These are just my honest opinions and observations. I am not a professional - I only play one on the forum. I should have looked at it closer in the first place. BTW......That large scratch I mentioned........follow it, and it looks like it's hiding a possible flaw in the bottom of the "i".
After previously looking at this ring and thinking it was probably good, I noticed Mr. Ferrari's reluctance to bless it. His previous expertise made me want to take a 2nd look, and I now agree with him, and believe that it's probably not original. I was fooled by the excellent capital "K", and the whole name and date in general, and the expertise at which the 1st "H' in Himmler looked so good. I didn't really see what Mr. Ferrari was specifically referring to in red ink, but here are my observations. A. As I mentioned earlier, the patina doesn't look right - and one red flag leads to another. B. The disjointed angle of the eyes makes the skull look retarded. C. Nose is not normal. D. Teeth are not normal, and the leaves adjoining the skull look deformed. E. (This what convinced me the most)....
the skull/band "wear" is not believable. (Think about it, and you'll know what I mean. ANOTHER thing that fooled me was the 1st "H" in Himmler. Almost perfect crosshatch, but look close and you can see it wasn't one continual engraving stroke. This is hard for fakers to accomplish, because the vertical stems automatically "reroute" the engraver's horizontal stroke because of their angles. But this, alone, wouldn't make it a fake ring, IMO, just a "little red flag". The 2nd "H" isn't as well done, but notice the dotting of the "i", compared to the perfect other "i". Casting flaw? How can that be??? - unless it's just discoloration. Now look at the 1st "i" in Himmler. What's going on behind that scratch? F. Where IS that joiner line exactly? - hard to see on some originals, but why the large discolored circle where the joiner line usually is? Why are there so few photos of the outside? What happened to the swastika rune area? The last thing I noticed is the weird color of the inside, like it was sanded and never fully recovered. Lots of questions, but the wear bothers me perhaps the most. I'm not here to ruin anyone's day. These are just my honest opinions and observations. I am not a professional - I only play one on the forum. I should have looked at it closer in the first place. BTW......That large scratch I mentioned........follow it, and it looks like it's hiding a possible flaw in the bottom of the "i".
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