US military in Germany man's ring find

[Horst]

my neighbor lady (82 y) told me that US troops made camp during WWII in some forest area which is very close to our small village. I went to see if I could find evidence and found 5x .50BMG casings and 3x .45ACP life ammo. US military was definitly there. Now I found a man's ring only about 50 yards from where I found the cases. I would love to return the ring to it's original owner. I know chances are slim but maybe you had a grandpa talking about that small village in Germany where he lost his ring.....who knows? The surface of the ring really is very rough and it seems to be brass or so. For gold it is reading too high on the Nox800 and for silver the color doesn't seem to be right. No stamps or engraving visible. It reads at 22 which would be silver if the Nox800 is not mistaking.

 

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[DigginNorthernVa]

I think you're right...probably a slim chance of returning the ring. Nice story and great find!

 

[Steve in PA]

I think that ring may pre date WW II

 

[Horst]

the area I live in has many ancient trade routes going thru. Actually there is a closed guest house which used to be a toll station and the church next village dates back to pre 1100. So there has been some traffic in the area but the oldest item I have found is a french christian pendant which dates back to 1851. I have found several coins dating between 1872-1924

 

[sprailroad]

I think that ring may pre date WW II

I think Steve may be right, it also sounds like the entire area would be a great place to detect, going back to 1100. A place many of us would like to tromp around with detector in hand. Keep at it Horst.

 

[Hawks88]

I agree with Steve. I also think Pre WW 2. Nice find. Congrats

 

[Horst]

thank's for your feedback....I'm at it! In Germany we just have rules for everything. As long nobody seriously complains I keep diggin' and cleaning up the places (nails, cans, trash metal). That's my best odds to keep people on my side. If the area has a certain "protection" status I can't dig and close to old churchhouses and other old "monuments" I'm not allowed either. Up to now the old pathes connecting one small village with an other produced more coins as the way to an old schoolhouse did. I'm trying to find out which fields have been worked in the past and which ways people travelled. Lots of history lots to discover. I'll let you know! If it ever takes you to Germany / Cologne area I'll be more than happy to schedule some time with a fellow hunter from abroad and see what we can find together.

 

[GaRebel1861]

I also believe that your ring is much older than the 1940's when the U.S. Army was there. It's a very nice find too!

 

[uglymailman]

Nice find. Keep at it, your countryman Westfront finds Roman stuff all the time. I doubt you can find the owner to the ring, but it's a good thought and thanks for trying. Good luck.

 

[pa-dirt_nc-sand]

Ich wunsche ihnen viel Gluck und Schatz in der Zukunft!

 

[Digger RJ]

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Thank you for sharing!

 

[Inspector]

Nice ring, congrats on the save