GreyC Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Good evening Gentlemen! Got this photo of a German soldier who wears two rings that might be connected to certain units or branches of the military. Can anybody ID the rings or sport an educated guess? Thanks! GreyC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 HI, I think he is wearing 3 rings, maybe hust for the photo. On the pinkie it seems to be a regular band ring, then one with the prussian pilots badge, I cannot identify the other one but possibly just a patriotic one? For some reason I doubt he was a pilot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyC Posted November 17, 2017 Author Share Posted November 17, 2017 Hi Chris, thank you for the reply. You´re right, he wears three rings. The Flugzeugführerabzeichen came to my mind, too. The design of the eagle seems unusual for a German one in this period. I wonder if it could be early Reichswehr. GreyC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayern Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Gentlemen : Probably the young man is member of a Freikorps air unit . and the badge on the ring ,to my view ,is the Zeppelin one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyC Posted November 19, 2017 Author Share Posted November 19, 2017 (edited) Hi Bayern, thank you for your suggestion. As I am not quite sure what badge you are referring to, can you give an example, please? Thanks, Deichkind Edited November 19, 2017 by GreyC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farkas Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 On 19/11/2017 at 01:39, Bayern said: Gentlemen : Probably the young man is member of a Freikorps air unit . and the badge on the ring ,to my view ,is the Zeppelin one On 19/11/2017 at 08:02, GreyC said: Hi Bayern, thank you for your suggestion. As I am not quite sure what badge you are referring to, can you give an example, please? Thanks, Deichkind Please Sir..., Thank you as always Bayern tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayern Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 Tony : I relied only in my memory . remembering that the luftschiffers had a badge . but after verification i need to say that i was wrong the badge for the airshippers existed but was oval .but the badge on the ring still appears to be Naval .because the bird is facing left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 I think this is one...... https://www.ebay.de/itm/Ring-fur-Flugzeugfuhrer-original-1-WK-800-Silber-aus-Nachlass-100-Original/382294067965?hash=item5902808afd:g:lLUAAOSwAHBaDtWU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyC Posted November 25, 2017 Author Share Posted November 25, 2017 Hi Chris, thank you for providing the sample ring. It lokks indeed similar apart from the ribbon at he base which differs slightly but could be explained by different manufacturers GreyC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayern Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 Bullseye !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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