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The SS Totenkopf Ring: An Illustrated History from Munich to Nuremberg

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A book written for collectors by a collector expertly traces one of the Third Reich's highly prized awards, the Totenkpof Ring.

The author has documented 200 of these rings, which he has observed, and makes the assertion that if 20,000 were actually issued then the survival rate is about 100th of 1 per cent. This truly makes this award one of the rarest for collectors today.

Beautifully illustrated with large colour close up photos, the book examines the ring basics, award documents, presentation boxes, Rings by date and the Structure and significance and regulations.

One of the very interesting sections is the one titled personality profiles which covers such persons as Herman Priess and the ring awarded to him which shows in the wonderful photos the ring he received.

As this is a book for collectors it also covers the Bain of any serious collector - reproductions.

The book is printed on fine glossy paper for excellent photo reproduction and at a little over 170 pages makes for fast reading.

There is no other book out there that compares to this one, on what is a very specialized field of collecting. (Dare I say expensive!)
A well researched and informative piece of writing, and if you are considering buying one take this particular book with you.

I have a reproduction ring, award box and award document, so I was fascinated to learn what the various symbols, dates, and engravings actually signify.

Great book on the subject. The author really knows his stuff as he has been collecting and studying these rings for years! Thanks again for a great book on the subject!

This book explains the ideology of the Nazi SS, the rituals and occult beliefs, and informs the reader on the significance of the death head rings. The book examines the deep research of the Nazi party and their commitment to global domination. Very well written with superb photographs.

Basically a nice picture book. NO source materiel cited (the author FORGOT to include it). In the community of this subject, this book's stated theory of the way the rings were manufactured is highly disputed. Nice pictures, that's it. Caution is warranted here as this is only an opinion book and not supported by fact in some areas. The author is very controversial in many collecting forum pages. He certainly is no expert in this subject.

THIS BOOK WAS A BIG DISSAPOINTMERNT>GOOD RESEARCH ON THE RINGS<BUT NOT MANY NAMES OF SS THAT RECEIVED THEMNOT A LARGE BOOK TO BOOT