ek1+2 rothe etui ?

[wangyaokang2003]

dear gentleman

i found this case on ebay，did rothe actually made these box？

its real or fake？ in my opinion，it was a fake one

thanks in advance

[StefanK.]

Mssrs Rothe und Neffe existed for more than 150 Years. At a first step it is necessary to ask what you consider "original". If "original" means that this case was made by Rothe during that long period of time (until the 1990s) I would say maybe. If original means that the case was made by Rothe prior to 1918, I would say no. Actually Rothe made these double cases (You can see one in the Heeresgeschichtlichen Museum in Vienna) but it is much different to the one you show. Beside the leather-cover the case button is the most significant feature that leads me to that conclusion.

 

Greetings, Stefan

[tifes]

Do not forget that Rothe was not only orders maker but predominantly an exclusive jewellery maker. During its very long existence the company made for gentlemen various brooches, gold watch chains, tie clips, cufflinks, even golden tabatiers. All placed in various cases and boxes with maker´s mark on the lid. I would say that this might be the case. So the case per se it´s really Rothe case but it had totally different content once upon the time, obviously never EK1/EK2. "Upgrade" was made much later, maybe even by "EK1/EK2 Träger" himself but definitely those Iron crosses had never to do with Rothe.   

[Carlo]

On 13/02/2023 at 18:30, wangyaokang2003 said:

dear gentleman

i found this case on ebay，did rothe actually made these box？

its real or fake？ in my opinion，it was a fake one

thanks in advance

it's difficult to say, as the others have already said, Rothe also produced on commission.
The certain thing is that it was certainly not officially issued, but it could certainly be a commissioned production.