How to preserve trench art ring?

[Lammio]

See attachment.

The green stuff seems to be disintegrating (see the crack at the top). What is the best way to prevent it cracking more?

The picture has a sword and the head of an animal. Is it a bear? Or dog or something else? Is it a symbol of some military unit?

The year is 1940. I am pretty sure they did not have time to make rings in Winter War (-: so it is not the year the ring was made. What does the year mean?

Inside the ring is letters T V. They are not the initials of the person who owned the ring. Can they be the initials of the person that made the ring?

[Mangrove]

The green stuff seems to be disintegrating (see the crack at the top). What is the best way to prevent it cracking more?

You should contact your local Conservator-restorer and try to find out what kind of material it is. Some materials are easier to clean and repair than others.

The picture has a sword and the head of an animal. Is it a bear? Or dog or something else? Is it a symbol of some military unit?

Bear and a sword is the emblem of the Finnish Border Guard.

[Lammio]

Bear and a sword is the emblem of the Finnish Border Guard.

Was the emblem used already in 1940 (or during the Continuation War when the ring was probably made)?

Hmm... Why a person that never was in border guards had a ring with border guard emblem...?

[John Hilly]

Bear and a sword is the emblem of the Finnish Border Guard.

Was the emblem used already in 1940 (or during the Continuation War when the ring was probably made)?

Hmm... Why a person that never was in border guards had a ring with border guard emblem...?

Maybe he won the ring playing "sökö" and the initials are the original owner's.

[Lammio]

Maybe he won the ring playing "sökö" and the initials are the original owner's.