LEATHER METAL LINED CASE?

[storme30]

Metal lined leather case
88cm long..H KLEINERT STAFA 47 any ideas what it is?
best regards John

 

[ydnum303]

I would guess that it is either for rolled-up maps or plans, or for a telescope (although probably a rather small diameter for the telescope).

Roger.

 

[Alpini]

I can't tell you what was inside but it's from Swiss military - see Swiss cross. Stäfa is a small city in Switzerland.

 

[storme30]

Thanks for your thoughts just to add the leather cap is metal lined but the tube is plain leather until 12 inches down where you find a fixed steel collar (see pics)
best regards John

 

[Anders]

Thanks for your thoughts just to add the leather cap is metal lined but the tube is plain leather until 12 inches down where you find a fixed steel collar (see pics)
best regards John

I guess would be a Swiss military leather map/document tube, likely from 1947, used for carrying topographic maps or charts. These tubes were commonly used by military officers, cartographers, and engineers to carry large format maps into the field. Also the length (88 cm) matches A0 or large format maps rolled up. Embossed serial number: 2.2511 B is likely an inventory number.

The robust build allowed them to protect documents and maps from bending, moisture, and impact.