£10,000
SS Ehrenring or SS Honour Ring. The ring is a very large size and measures a UK ring size Z plus 3. Width of the band is 7mm while thickness of the band is 2mm. Weight 14 grams. Made of Silver. The ring conforms to the pattern issued after 1941 with a thicker band and larger skull. The ring is correctly inscribed inside the band “To Dear” along with the award date for the Summer Solstice and officers name “Noelte” together with Himmler’s name. The full inscription reading: “Slb. Noelte 21.6.42 H. Himmler”. The ring displays the correct features which are expected to be found on an original Third Reich era example which are a soldered seamed joint to the band, which is behind the skull, a separate soldered on cast skull, along with known die flaws to the Runic panels and Oakleaves on the exterior of the band. These die flaws are only seen on original examples produced by the jeweller Otto Gahr of Munich who was the sole manufacturer of these rings. The ring exhibits very light wear both to the exterior and interior.
Original owners’ details: Born in Berlin on 4th October 1916. Served as a Staff Officer in the Heer in the 4th Panzer Division. Transferred to the Waffen SS in 1944 with the rank of SS Hauptsturmfuhrer serving with the 10th SS Panzer Division “Frundsburg”. Final rank of SS Sturmbannfuhrer. SS Number 160897. NSDAP Party number 3,474794. Taken Prisoner of War and interned in Sandbostel Camp and released on 4/9/1946. Died in 1961. Comes with research and a Don Boyle Certificate of Authenticity and another from Craig Gottlieb.
Very good condition with only very slight wear to the highlights.
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