PB Case for review.

[ShedHunter]

I would like any info on this case I can get before putting on the e-stand. Thank You!!
Tony

[ShedHunter]

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[Thomas Durante]

A bit worse for wear, but an original case IMO.

Tom

[ShedHunter]

Thanks Tom,
Yeah its not a very pretty case but glad to know its real. I had never seen a case that was that color on the interior.
Tony

[Militaria-Berlin]

I would guess that the sprayed felt paper from the lid is missing and somebody has replaced the blue sprayed felt base with some kind of beige/white flocking. Its also a very late case, one of the last IMO.

MB

[AFF96]

I would guess that the sprayed felt paper from the lid is missing and somebody has replaced the blue sprayed felt base with some kind of beige/white flocking. Its also a very late case, one of the last IMO.

MB

Sure looks that way to me as well.

[ShedHunter]

Thanks Guys,
I didnt think it looked right.
Tony

[Thomas Durante]

Hi guys,

I wonder if the interior has faded from its blue color to be pure white now. We see that on other cases, here are two examples I had on file showing the fading we sometimes see. Depending on how much light it is exposed to and the quality of the dye, it could be possible that all traces of the original blue dye is gone IMO. Especially with such a late-war case like this one. What makes me think that its faded is that the cloth part that covers the hinge area is also white, and this is not something that would be easy to replace.

Tony, is it possible to pull the base insert out and check the underside of it? If it is original, but just faded then the bottom of the insert should still be blue where it was hidden from the light.

Tom

[ShedHunter]

Hi Tom,
Thanks for your reply. I took the insert out and it does not look good. It was all white material and the way it was put together looks real fishy to me. It took some doing to get it apart it was glued in place.
Tony

[Thomas Durante]

Hi Tony,

Yes, I agree doesn't look good. Thanks for the additional pics.

Tom