firefighter Posted August 18, 2017 Share #1 Posted August 18, 2017 I'm not sure if this is the right spot. I've had this for close to 40 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted July 4, 2018 Author Share #2 Posted July 4, 2018 Better pic of the inside Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted July 9, 2019 Author Share #3 Posted July 9, 2019 Does anyone have any information on this ring? Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted July 9, 2019 Author Share #4 Posted July 9, 2019 Found out the characters on the out side mean- CHINA and the inside is- CHENGDU / SICHAUN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hink441 Posted July 12, 2019 Share #5 Posted July 12, 2019 That is a really neat looking ring!! I wish I could offer some info, but I really like the ring!! Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted July 12, 2019 Author Share #6 Posted July 12, 2019 That is a really neat looking ring!! I wish I could offer some info, but I really like the ring!! Chris Chris, Thank you. I did find out that characters on the outside mean, China, and the inside means, Sichuan. I forgot to post that on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted July 12, 2019 Share #7 Posted July 12, 2019 Unless documented as such somewhere else, I'm not so sure that is a "flying tiger". For one thing, it is missing the wings found on the unit insignia. It does look like some form of large cat pouncing downwards through tree branches (or tall grass), but it is hard to infer any other meaning. Still a neat item. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aznation Posted July 12, 2019 Share #8 Posted July 12, 2019 I believe I found a ring made by the same manufacturer as your ring. It sold for $150 back in 2016. I looked and noted that the Chinese symbols looked identical to yours. Whether it sold for as much as it did because the seller noted a "possible connection to the Flying Tigers", I'm not sure. Could it have been owned/worn by a member of the Flying Tigers? I guess, but I believe it's most likely a souvenir ring purchased in China, made obviously made by a Chinese manufacturer. I would have a hard time attributing the ring to the Flying Tigers without some hard evidence. In any case, that's what this ring sold for if that helps you with the potential value. You can tell from one of these pictures that the ring is adjustable just like yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted July 12, 2019 Author Share #9 Posted July 12, 2019 Thanks guys. I appreciate it. I wish I had some paperwork to go with it. Do you know if the inside was marked with the same information? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aznation Posted July 12, 2019 Share #10 Posted July 12, 2019 In the description of the silver bird ring, it does say that there's stamped Chinese letters but there wasn't a picture available showing them. I would bet that they probably were the same stamps as yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stony Posted July 13, 2019 Share #11 Posted July 13, 2019 Flying Tigers disbanded in July of 42', so as was thought above, it's probably a souvenir ring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted July 13, 2019 Author Share #12 Posted July 13, 2019 In the description of the silver bird ring, it does say that there's stamped Chinese letters but there wasn't a picture available showing them. I would bet that they probably were the same stamps as yours. Thanks. I missed that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iron bender Posted July 18, 2019 Share #13 Posted July 18, 2019 Chinese are big into animal symbolism. I wonder if these rings don't represent year of the tiger and rooster? Or something along those lines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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