DDR Question about cases .

[Grant Broadhurst]

Hi ,

I bought 2 banner der arbeits in their cases and noticed that they usually come in the red cases but one that i got has a black interior , is this for anything specific like awarded to navy or panzer personnel or is it just a manufacturers variation ?

[Grant Broadhurst]

Here is my Banner der arbeit II class in it,s red case :

[Grant Broadhurst]

and here is my banner der arbeit III class in the black case that,s got me puzzled :

[Gordon Craig]

Grant,

I've never seen one in a black lined case. It looks as though the interior of the red lined case is recessed for the award but the black interior is not. The interior should be recessed for this award. Are the cases themselves the same? IE the same vintage/time frame? If the balck interior is not recessed to fit the shape of the award I would say there is something wrong here.

Regards,

Gordon

[speedytop]

Hi Grant,

don't worry, be happy

In my collection of Banner der Arbeit, unnumbered and numbered, I found 8 different cases.

Different in the dimensions, the interior, the weight and the colour (black and red, red in variations).

Regards

Uwe

[Gordon Craig]

Uwe,

Thanks for the info. Collectors outside of Germany don't see that many variations in cases. Nice to know there are that many.

Regards,

Gordon

[Grant Broadhurst]

Thanks for the input guys !

The red interior is recessed for the award but the black one is not , also the case with the black interior is slightly bigger but is the same colour and has the same hinge assembly .