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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;afantiques, post: 170538, member: 25&quot;]It is actually &#039;la<b>s</b>er&#039; since it is an acronym for &#039;light amplification (by) stimulated emission (of) radiation&#039;.</p><p><br /></p><p>The ring is a normal signet ring by any standard, it has an intaglio design originally intended to impress on sealing wax to seal a letter or document, the seal surface typically slightly raised from the body of the ring.</p><p><br /></p><p>It depicts an eagle (<i>an eagle displayed sable beaked langued and membered quartered paly a lion passant) </i>and a lion. common heraldic elements and they could be a town arms, a personal arms ar just a fantasy element arms. That eagle has been part of the German arms since 1950 and also during the Weimar Republic. It is not particularly Nazi and not considered so in Germany or it would not be used to this day.</p><p>I suspect this ring dates from the 1960s when they enjoyed a brief period of fashion.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g222/Greghats/Greghats016/ccc%20ring_zps01smmltp.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Although many would call this a signet ring it is not.(I know it is not yours, it is just an example). I&#039;d call it a fraternal ring as the insignia is for display, not sealing, as was the original use of the signet since medieval times.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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