Case to my Post War S&L

[Brien]

I promised to post the case so here it is. Hope the photos are good enough

[Brien]

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[Brien]

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[don-zamo]

Very nice indeed

[Leroy]

Very nice case. Does the lining material respond to a blacklight?

[Brien]

Leroy,

I don't know, I've heard about the blacklight test but I don't have one and I'm not sure what it's supposed to mean.

[dot-byf]

The case looks very nice.

What about the ribbon? Would this early post war production be considered period if it was sold separate ore is it produced in another way revealing this is not the real deal?

dot-byf

[Matthieu]

It looks like an early 1957 etui, with the exception of the metal circle around the push button.

[Leroy]

Leroy,

I don't know, I've heard about the blacklight test but I don't have one and I'm not sure what it's supposed to mean.

Brien -A blacklight is a good thing to have, although certainly NOT a 100% accurate aid to determining age. In the mid-1950's, it started to become a common practice to add optical brighteners in the manufacturer of some materials (to make "whites whiter"). In turn, such materials will flouresce, or glow, under a blacklight, and so if you used a blacklight next to the interior white fabric of this case and it glowed, it would be a clue that the material might be postwar made. Again, it is not a completely determinative test, as some wartime made materials also flouresce, but it gives a "clue" as to the possible age of a piece which should prompt deeper examination. There are several good discussions here on the subject and also a great article in International Medal Collector magazine (now International Militaria Collector) about it.