Imperial "matchbox" cases??

[Mike Kenny]

Hi,

Pictured below are 2 "matchbook" cases. The green one (~50 mm square) has been kicking around for ages. A Prussian EK2 came in it. I thought the case had just been used for packing by the seller, until the grey one (~55 mm square) rolled up recently containing an Oldenburg FA2X on bow ribbon. Are these slip cases actually some type of generic Imperial or 20s award packets?

Regards
Mike

[Mike Kenny]

Backside view...

[MH184]

I confess I don't know mate.

Have you tried the GMIC and asked RickV ? He was a big collector of TR and Imperial cased/packeted and boxed awards of all insundry of variations and types.

If I recall and I don't know what on earth was in it, I'm sure he had one similar Mike ????

As we know such ''matchbox'' sorts were used in the first pattern LDO series: spangen and medal sorts at that.