seattlejohn01

All I can say is, be careful when buying an Eagle Scout ring. I'm an Eagle Scout myself, and will always support the BSA, but I've also got to look out for the health & safety of my son. Unfortunately, one of the manufacturers of Eagle Scout rings the BSA was marketing & selling may not have been so cautious; apparently, some BSA Eagle Scout rings in the past were made with Beryllium, which is a deadly metal. BSA may or may not have been involved in a lawsuit regarding this; they were asked by an Ohio Citizens group to recall the Beryllium Eagle Scout rings for safety reasons (which

By the way, there's a great webpage that shows the history of Eagle Scout rings: www.eaglescoutbadge.com/Rings.html. The standard "Traditional" Eagle Scout ring made by Jostens (which I've mentioned above) is a type 4 ring, while the "Academy" style of Eagle Scout ring is a type 6 ring. The Silver Signet ring I alluded to in the above message is the type 7 ring (pics to be posted on the website soon).

For those of you interested in Eagle Scout Rings, there's a couple of ways you can go about it: 1) Call BSA National (or ring manufacturer; I didn't call this number yet) at 800-323-0732. They offer 2 different styles of Eagle Scout Rings (Traditional & Academy), but they're not shown on the Scoutstuff website. They'll e-mail you a pdf order form with pictures if you ask. 2) I spoke with Jostens (they manufacture High School & College Graduation rings), and according to them, they will soon be offering Eagle Scout rings. Here's how to get a look at their Eagle Scout ring