The Gun Case Thread

Here is a cabinet that I have that I tend to forget the contents of at times. It stores some of my more frequently used cases. I apparently also have an unintentional shell belt and sling collection going on. Today I even found a couple .22’s hiding in behind the cases that I forgot I had. Crazy how fast stuff piles up over the years. There are some nicer cases in the other half of the cabinet worthy of highlight but that may need to wait for another day as they were too buried in boxes of ammo and weren’t easily accessible.

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canvasback said:
Bill, does that case hold two guns? Or just a single.

I have a couple cases like that that ho;d two guns and they are my favorite cases. Easy to use, easy to store, easy to travel with. I switch to a long zippered case when actually hunting for ease of getting in and out of the vehicle over the course of the day. Always on the lookout for more of those double ended, two gun cases.
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It holds one gun only, with one set of 28" barrels.
It is indeed double ended---one end is for the gun and barrels---the other end has a compartment for cleaning gear---I think that a cleaning rod can be wedged along side the barrels which are protected by a sleeve to prevent rubbing against the cleaning rod.
I prefer the luggage style gun case but the leg-of-mutton is a close second.
For day trips to the gun range or nearby hunting, I prefer to keep my gun assembled and protected by a full length padded case.
Bill
 
Recently Pinfire posted an image of his Harris Holland cased gun. I recently obtained a very similar case built for a percussion gun thanks to WR1894.
Stained and tired, it may be a restoration project for me this winter but I don't yet have a gun appropriate to it.
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Londonshooter said:
Patrick thought there ought to be one so lets see if it gets enough traction to be sticky-ed. Feel free to join in with your own cases whether vintage, modern, re-done, original, pristine, or needing some love.

I'll start with this one from my works-in-progress thread.
This old girl had one frayed original strap on one side and a man's belt on the other. Handle long gone.
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the spank said:
Where would one source good quality traditional styled hard cases designed for SxS shotguns? Online searches are not coming up with much other than plastic or soft sides tactical cases.
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Somewhere I have the name of the company that bought out Jeff’s mailing list and production contacts in Mexico. When I get home I’ll dig it up.

The last I looked I could not tell the difference and the price change was negligible. But that was about 18 months ago and before all the border chaos.
 
the spank said:
Where would one source good quality traditional styled hard cases designed for SxS shotguns? Online searches are not coming up with much other than plastic or soft sides tactical cases.
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Holt's Auctions in England usually have a number of English cases for sale. They have an auction coming up soon.
You could also try Guns International's web site---they list American and British cases.
 
Here's the Francotte case that I showed earlier in a thread about the project. I'm wondering about the case implements and have included photos of British tools that I own that don't fit this continental case alongside the compartments. Trying to determine what each compartment contained originally.

'A' does not seem to fit a chamber brush or a loading tool (I don't think) because it is not quite wide enough to contain a 16 gauge cartridge.
B, the tool with the flared end is sufficiently wider than the cartridge that it could be cartridge case rammer with handle. Nothing in my British tool collection has that shape - an apparent handle end and a flared end.
C does seem to be a turnscrew.
The tool I have placed in D. is a firing pin wrench which, or similar, would be my guess is appropriate.
E. a small rosewood-handled turnscrew.
F a bore mop/brush.
G, I placed a shell extractor next to but this is a guess of course.
H. Interestingly the compartment is much narrower than a standard wooden cleaning rod. And obviously shorter than a 2-piece rod. So not sure what to think other than if H is for a cleaning rod then it might have been a 3-part brass one with a wooden handle? In the barrel compartment there seems to be a slot to accommodate a regular 2-piece wooden rod.
Compartment I is much too small for either the smallest oil pot I have or the bone striker pot adjacent. The I-hole is somewhat larger than a modern plastic 16 ga. hull and of course snapcaps not going to be in a hammergun case.
Your thoughts and ideas welcome.
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Some nice cases even nicer guns. I have an Alex Henry Best shotgun made in 1867. Very good condition but caseless. Any of you know where I might find a vintage oak and leather case? I don't mind paying a fair price. Wont be original but I've read you can buy vintage accouterments and repro labels. Would an 1860s Scottish gun be in oak and leather case or perhaps wooden? I've seen pics of Henry made rifles of the same period that were in wooden cases.
 
Mike Webb said:
Some nice cases even nicer guns. I have an Alex Henry Best shotgun made in 1867. Very good condition but caseless. Any of you know where I might find a vintage oak and leather case? I don't mind paying a fair price. Wont be original but I've read you can buy vintage accouterments and repro labels. Would an 1860s Scottish gun be in oak and leather case or perhaps wooden? I've seen pics of Henry made rifles of the same period that were in wooden cases.
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Mike, the choice of a wooden case is usually for someone to display their gun and store its specific tools/accessories at home in the gun room. The leather, oak/leather, or canvas-covered cases were for travelling to shoots. My opinion only but I don't think either type are right or wrong for your gun and which you choose should depend on what suits your purpose. Once you find a case be prepared to have it modified to fit your gun unless you have been very very fortunate. Hammer gun cases in particular are hard to come by and the length of your barrels will limit which cases are suitable for your needs.
As to sourcing accroutrements, again that is tough. More so if the case has compartments fitted to the tool and this goes back to the 'be prepared to have it modified' comment above.
 
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Thanks for the information. Just think they look really nice in a case. Mine is non rebounding hammer gun with 30 inch barrels. Crap shoot but might come across something. Some cased high grade guns I've seen had tool kit, loading tools, brass casings spaces in them. Pretty hard to even find the stuff now.
 
Mike Webb said:
Thanks for the information. Just think they look really nice in a case. Mine is non rebounding hammer gun with 30 inch barrels. Crap shoot but might come across something. Some cased high grade guns I've seen had tool kit, loading tools, brass casings spaces in them. Pretty hard to even find the stuff now.
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Yes, I've seen photos of the gun and it's a beauty. It would look great in a case with accessories.
One of my resources is the private facebook group, Antique Cartridge Tools & Gun Loading Implements. There are (mostly British) tools on there from amazing collections around the world. Buy and sell is permitted although usually these guys are hoarders like me and it's not a marketplace atmosphere at all. It is a great place to make contacts and everyone there seems to be a genuine tool nerd.
 
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