Recently acquired this mystery piece from a consignment shop. Seller couldn’t tell me anything aside from the materials being genuine. Very curious about the maker (stamped DB) as well as the turquoise. Wondering if it’s Mine 8 turquoise or Kingman possibly? Thanks!
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I think you posted this a while ago, and didn’t get any answers, and that may be because we’ve been inundated with new posts, so how many we answer depends on how much time we have. I didn’t answer, because I had nothing to say that would help you. I did try to look it up in my hallmark book, and couldn’t find anything exactly like your mark. When you have no provenance to go with your cuff, block letters are very hard to attribute to anyone, and it’s impossible to say if this is Native American or Anglo-made.
As far as the turquoise, if I had to guess, I would say possibly Kingman, doesn’t particularly look like Number 8 to me, but 
. If you’ve read anything on this forum, what I say next will seem extremely repetitive. No one for sure can say what mine a piece of turquoise came from lacking good provenance. Turquoise is extremely tricky, because almost every mine can put out something that looks like turquoise from another mine.
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I’m going to sound like a broken record here, but I can’t stress this enough. Jewelry of this type regardless of block letter initials is generic in the broadest sense. Made in quantity as piecework or in a production workshop environment.
99.9% of the time, there is no real attribution possible because there is no paper trail back to the original maker, and no significant body of distinct recognizable work by a known maker.
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You don’t sound like a broken record to someone who is admittedly new to this and trying to learn. Thanks for your warm and kind opinion.
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@Ziacat and @mmrogers gave excellent feedback. Regardless of who made it, I think it’s a cool looking bracelet with a beautiful stone. 
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Since you are interested in learning about Native American jewelry, I highly recommend reading as much as you can on Turquoise People. When I joined I read bunches of old threads (still do), and that was extremely helpful (and I wasn’t even new to this wonderful art). I think you will enjoy it!
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