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History of Signet Rings

Thursday, 02 September 2010

signet rings historyHumans always favored for rings since the time when our ancestors lived and caves and ate mammoths. They appear to be the popular decoration item. They were highly appreciated by jewelers and amateurs of precious metals. Today in the epoch of computers and space rockets people still like wearing them, and they seem to wear rings when the times of inter-galaxy trips will come. And the popularity of signet rings furthered the fact that rings were used as weapon to struggle or protect. The rings were widely used by hired killers and kings, the spies liked using them as well as priests. The magnificent rings were the absolute attribute of martial art masters and weak women who wished to get rid of unwanted person in their life.

Signet rings always symbolized the status and rank and they served as identity card. This isthe essential feature for the intelligent agent who is to communicate, and the signet ring is likethe password. Besides, the signet ring is not the evidence of the prohibited activity as theidentity card, for example.

Alexandre Dumas won the fame with Borgia’s Ring in his famous novel The Count of Monte Cristo. It is notable that the mysterious golden ring with the lion head that bites letting the thorn with the poison is not created by the author. Such ring existed in reality and used in Borgia family though the poisoning technique using a ring was practiced in ancient times.

The claw rings were popular with Freddy Kruger, the major horrible character from the legendary horror movie A Nightmare on Elm Street. These claws were not invented by the director or writer as well as Dumas never made up Borgia’s ring. Cat laws were improved to use in the movie mostly practiced by ninja, demons of night. The signet rings were too massive and made from simple material, not precious metals assigned to make chops. Such «cat claws» were often used perfectly made as jewelry. The jewelry had extremely sharpedges to make chops. An ordinary signet ring with fairly massive stone is able to damage, leaving apart the specially made ninja claws. The decoration was vitally important.

Throughout the history all the designers were inspired to create light and tiny weapon. Andthe ring was the perfect to use as the cold finger weapon. The ring-revolver is supposed to exist in the James Bond TV series, and this does not correspond to the fact. The revolvers shaped as signet rings were manufactured since 1870 and were invented in France. Suchdecorative elements» were assigned to make several shots. At closer consideration the revolver can soot several times and it is impossible to differ it from the charming manly signet ring. And there is the significant disadvantage – a safety device. Though, this problem was liquidated and current knights of coat and poniard wear revolver rings at ease created with the help of the latest technologies. «

The ring was the ideal tool to work with poison. And rings with secret holes under the precious stones were too popular in the medieval period. The stone was movable. And there was poison for enemies. Signet rings have been and stay the perfect weapon in the informational war. It is known from old times that the opponent is not something to liquidate physically. And it is more important to disarm the latter. And the best approach to do it is through information.

Information is protected, it is wanted by spies when the opposite intelligence is in our territory and by intelligence agents when our agents spy in the territory of the opponent.

Tele, video and audio cameras are mounted into the rings. The rigs come equipped with bugs and micro transmitters, as well as with micro receivers.

However, information gained is the half of the business. It should be delivered to the destination place. Radio transmission is not always favorable. Correspondence is not always feasible and safe. And the signet ring can be used to store any acquired information. 

During old times mini messages are stored in rings written onto the finest paper. Currently micro films or special wire carriers are used to keep the messages and data.

Therefore, signet rings come as the subject of versatile purpose the design of these wonderful jewelry items under Top secret sign is not for wide commercial purpose and consideraion.

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