Folding box for packaging elongated articles

A reclosable folding box of a packing material for packaging elongated articles, said box being formed from a single blank, said box further having parallel first and second broad side walls (11, 12) and two parallel narrow end walls (13, 14) which connect the first and second broad side walls together to comprise a case with free ends, said case having closing flaps (16-19, 21-24) which close the free ends of the case and which are hinged to ends of the first and second broad side walls at the free ends of the case, the box further having an insert portion for carrying elongated articles, the insert portion being secured in the case and folded from a packing material, the insert portion having a first backdrop wall (31) and a second backdrop wall (32) spaced apart from each other and a strut (38) connected between one end of each of said first and second backdrop walls, the first and second backdrop walls extend parallel to the free ends of the case and the strut (38) is parallel with the first and second broad side walls;

• the first and second backdrop walls (31,32) are glued, respectively, by a first base strip (35) and a second base strip (36) adjoining its respective backdrop wall at the other end of the backdrop wall to the second broad side wall (12);
• and the strut (38) is disposed at a set distance from the first broad side wall (11), so that a compartment (40) for receipt of a separate insert is defined between the strut (38) and the first broad side wall (11).