Humans 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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