German Swastika

[3RINGER]

Still to much rain to hunt so I was going through and doing research on some old finds.

This is a ring I found over near Tellahoma TN. The ring has three initials on the top (FCD or JCD or TCD can not tell about the first letter due to the print) wt. is 6.4 g and has been cut or re sized at the bottom. What really got me was the swastika on the inside.

Two things on this find kind of throw me for a loop though, 1) Back before WWII the swastika was used for good luck but all that changed during the war. 2) This ring was found from what research I could tell from a location of a German POW camp ( camp Forrest) at that location. Activated in 1941 and on May 12, 1942 it first housed civilian German, Japanese and Italians who we wanted to keep a eye on. In late 42 or early 43 it then changed over to hold real POWs from Germany and Italy.

http://www.blountweb.com/blountcountymilitary/wars/ww2/camp_forrest/camp_forrest.htm

My Q now is this ring prior to the war or a keep sake of some German POW from his sweetheart???
Anyone have any input on this one? hope you enjoy the pic's

 

[utahshovelhead]

Way cool signet ring...I love the old style cursive on them...Sure that the swastika is not a minters mark identifying the maker?

 

[3RINGER]

great thought, I need to find out if any makers out there used this as a mark prior to the war. did not think of that at all.

thanks

tom/tn

 

[vikingvic]

Great find... very interesting...wtg...

 

[jeff & Maria]

n/t

 

[texastreasures]

It doesn't appear to be a swastika because the arms bend to the left. The arms on a swastika bend to the right.