RK outer cardboard box - is it real

[kalamees]

I placed this on the wrong site sorry, could you please tell me if this is real? I have been offered this with a lot of other items and I was wandering if it was good. I have seen these as part of a set with the medal but not on its own. Sorry if the photo's are not good

[kalamees]

Inside of box

[Br. James]

These cartons are VERY RARE in my experience, but this one appears to be from the period. I like it!

Br. James

[kalamees]

Thanks for the reply, it is very simple but nice. the only issue is how much do I offer for a card board box?

[Gary B]

I would wait for more opinions on the box. No offense to Br. James or his knowledge but with the price of these boxes being what they are (median price of $2000 +), as a seller/prospective buyer I would want more opinions.

You might want to also provide pictures of the corners/staples and black light the box.

With that being said, I would agree with Br. James that what you show looks promising.

Gary B

[kalamees]

Thanks Gary, unfortunately I do not have any more photo's but hopefully I can get some in the future

[Br. James]

No offense taken, Gary, and I agree wholeheartedly: one would hope to receive as many knowledgeable comments as possible, and especially if these cartons command the kind of prices that Gary mentioned!

Best of luck,

Br. James

[tgn]

I have an original lazy 2 KC with the cardboard outer box. One difference I can see is that mine does not have the finger cutouts on the sides, I don't know if that is significant or not.

Tom

[kalamees]

Thanks Tom, I was hoping that we would get some feedback from people who have these boxes, usually the fakes do not have extra bits done to them but who knows. Nigel

[kalamees]

Tom this box also came with some KC ribbon and a loop, the ribbon has 18 strands of white which is thought of as being attributed to the lazy 2 KC, how many strands has yours got? I am hopefully going there on Thursday to take some more photo's. Nigel

[Allan P.]

I am very fortunate to have 3 outer cartons for RK.

I have outer cartons for a Juncker, a S&L, and a K&Q RK.

All 3 cartons have the name of the company printed on the carton.

I do not see any manufacturers name printed on the carton at the start of the thread. That's not to say that there may not be cartons without a manufacturers name that are period.

However, personally, as stated above, the price that an authentic outer carton sells for I would hang on for a carton with a manufacturers name printed on it.

Allan

[kalamees]

Thanks Allan, I am going to see the collection tomorrow so I will take some more photo's. I just thought that it would complete the group if I got it. I might give it a miss but depends on price

[kalamees]

More photo's of the box with staples and I think that I can see a little box on the left like an LDO box! What do you think?

[kalamees]

And more phot's

[kalamees]

Inside