class ring - help :)

[pitkairn]

hello all,

i found this gold ring many years ago on a french beach.
inside it there's M.M.F and tone engraved.
outside there's a date : 1941
it's unusual to find this kind of ring in france then if someone have any informations....

tks a lot

pit

 

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[dg39]

Very possible a WW-2 soldier lost it. Although it has a lot of wear on top, so could have been lost recently, that would be my guess. What area was it found?
DG

 

[pitkairn]

re,

it was found on south french beach...
i tried to find the signification of the symbol on the top of the ring but
i found nothing but like you said maybe it was lost by a soldier during the second conflict

tks

pit

 

[ivan salis]

lots of american soldiers died on those beaches depending on which one it was (june 6th is right around the corner)---- looks like a military "school" ring of some sort ---the mmf was the mans "name" I'd bet---finding the class of 41 grads names from the military schools and cross matching the names with the m and f (first and last name) would likely produce a "match" if you really want to know that is---Ivan

 

[BioProfessor]

Are there any marks inside indicating which company made the ring? If so, a photo to them might narrow the school choices down. If no marks, a photo to some of the manufacturer's of today with a story may elicit some help finding out who made the ring and then tracking down the initials with the year.

It could be a worthwhile search.

Daryl

 

[ivan salis]

the item on the top while worn looks like it might be of help finding out what unit or group maybe at least what branch of the military

 

[destobrat]

Don't quote me but could it be a 1941 Navy Ring? It's kind of looks like my husbands Navy ring.

 

[Monty]

Irregardless, it's a beautiful ring. Monty

 

[Matejko]

i tried to find the signification of the symbol on the top of the ring but
i found nothing but like you said maybe it was lost by a soldier during the second conflict

Do you really think, that soldiers during WW2 were wearing gold rings?
If it's not a fake - it's really rare find.
Congrats anyway !!!!

I have no clue where from the ring comes, or what does this symbol means. But I'll ask in Poland.
So, I "borrow" the pics, hope you don't mind...

Pozdrawiam Matejko

 

[ivan salis]

if it was a officers ring from his military school it would have been gold---he would have been a young man --look at the graduation year he was fresh out of school ---and most likely he did not get much older--- a gold ring was not something he would lose easily he would have been proud of it---he might have died right there on the beaches of france---many american men did ----the german machine gunners on the beaches of france were trained to "targeted" anyone seen "leading" troops in any manner to confuse and demoralize the american troops--officers and non com's were "prime targets" as well as radio men (they could call in air and sea gunnery support)---Ivan

 

[BioProfessor]

You say the inside is "Tone Engraved" What does that mean?

Are there no more marks inside the ring besides the initials?

Daryl