Rings with military connection? ID?

[GreyC]

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

[Chris Boonzaier]

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?

[GreyC]

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

[Bayern]

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 

[GreyC]

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

[Farkas]

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

 

 

[Bayern]

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.

[Chris Boonzaier]

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

[GreyC]

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

[Bayern]

Bullseye !!