Before my first post, I think it must introduce myself. My name is Marco and my job is to publish books in Italian on the Third Reich (no spam! ^^). I'm also interested in collecting always inherent to the period, but compared to many others are inexperienced.
Here is my first post on a ring that I bought in a major auction house in Germany.
I enclose a picture of the object as it appeared. It was impossible to see the characteristic signs or anything.
Only once in my possession I saw inside and a logo D.R.G.M. is the symbol SS.
I immediately did some research and saw that many indicate the presence of these signs as a fake.
I wrote to the auction house and the answer was before:
"It is a contemporary ring That could be acquired in the trade. D G R M stands for "Deutsches Reich Gebrauchsmuster" and means the German Design Protection "and the second one," this item is not modern reproductions. The mark D.R.G.M. was used from 1891 until 1945. So the description is correct and you are right not to declare it as modern piece. "
Well, now I'm a little confused and wonder if anyone is in possession of more information. Unfortunately the reference books on the recognition of the authenticity of the objects are for the most part in English and being a little technical jargon are useful for me.
Thank you in advance and I hope I have made my first mistake by opening the post here.
