Old Eagle military ring?

[Casey13]

Hi everyone,
I went out earlier today detecting in the woods that run next to an old early 1900s orange grove. My second target was this ring that rang up an 84 on the Deus 2. It’s smaller than normal and seems to be missing something that might have been on the front. I believe it’s brass and has an eagle on each side. Would this be military? Thank you for looking and have a nice day.

 

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[Terry Soloman]

Very cool find!

 

[beepbleep]

Looks old. Any markings inside it?

 

[oldmxrat]

That's a nice looking ring, congrats!

 

[Sandog]

Very nice find. Are you sure that is an eagle?

 

[mjb Mike]

Casey I found one just like that a few years ago.What area was it found?Ill be watching to see what everyone comes up with.Mine was found in maryland.It looks like and eagle to me too

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Nice Ring !

 

[Sandog]

What appears to me as a crest on the bird's head is what makes me think of a falcon. Could it be either military or perhaps a family coat of arms? If really old, and I'm sure not a judge of that, it could have held a carved stone or a metal seal.

 

[Casey13]

Very cool find!

Thank you Terry!!

 

[Casey13]

Looks old. Any markings inside it?

Unfortunately there wasn’t any markings that I could find. It does seem like it was worn quite a bit back in the day.

 

[Casey13]

That's a nice looking ring, congrats!

Thank you so much!! I was definitely excited when I popped it out of the ground.

 

[Casey13]

Casey I found one just like that a few years ago.What area was it found?Ill be watching to see what everyone comes up with.Mine was found in maryland.It looks like and eagle to me too

Hi Mike,
Do you have a picture of yours? That’s awesome to hear. It was found about 7 miles south of Brooksville Fl where it used to be all citrus groves back in at least the 1950s.

 

[Casey13]

Nice Ring !

Thank you so much!!

 

[Casey13]

What appears to me as a crest on the bird's head is what makes me think of a falcon. Could it be either military or perhaps a family coat of arms? If really old, and I'm sure not a judge of that, it could have held a carved stone or a metal seal.

I see what you’re saying with it being a falcon. I automatically always think eagle when I see the shield it front. I really wish the other piece was still on top to see what it might have been. I ran the detector all around that area just in case it might have been there too. I agree with you that it might have been some type of metal seal or initials on top maybe.

 

[GaRebel1861]

Boy Scout ring

Obviously, just a guess.

 

[jewelerguy]

looks like something was soldered to the top of it. You might go back and re-check that hole because it might still be there. Looks like whatever it was recently came off and could have when it was disturbed when pulling it out of the hole.