Trying my second double casing - Tell 3 pistols.

[45flint]

I love to case pistols have done quite a few. The WR Hightest Possible was my first double casing. Found on the bay a case marketed as a jewelry box but was an absolutely perfect lockable pistol case, nice and thin, beautiful wood and pretty cheap. Laying in the 2 guns and the original tin I want to case. Has to be a red velvet cloth and I have a label that came from a Tell brochure. This one is tuff, I usually like English compartment style but I think the shape of the pistols lend themselves more to a molded French style?

Got to look how Lugers are cased, any thoughts would be appreciated. Want it well thought out before I start.

[45flint]

First try using English style dividers, cardboard for now. Trying to have places for cleaning rod, oiler, screwdriver and case keys. Not sure this works for me? Like the symmetry?

[isobar]

I like it,good design.

[ccdjg]

I can understand your problem Steve, as you have a fantastic pair of very rare guns there, and you want to do them full justice. Many collectors would die happy with just one of those in their collection.

The box you have chosen is an ideal size for the two, and the graining on the lid is certainly eye catching.

I usually favour the continental style of box fitting for a ‘continental’ pistol, mainly because the snug fit means that everything is held firmly in place when the box is handled and moved around.



But in your case, the English-style layout you have come up with, and its great symmetry, makes me think that would be the most visually impressive. Either way, it is going to look stunning.

Cheers,
John

[45flint]

Thanks John for your kind comments. The top pistol was one of the two I luckily got at the Ingvar Alm auction several years ago, the bottom one I just acquired and repaired. The Irony may be that the 500 pellet Tell tin may be rarer than the pistols? It was included in the Alm lot. The boxed Tell 3 I got in that lot had the 100 pellet tin that came with it. I have never seen another 500 but who knows. Wanted it to be prominent in the center also since it has all the Tell logos.

I agree the continental style does protect the pistol better. I have done them and I actually find them harder and more tedious to pull off? I guess mostly I started casing with US Civil War pistols and the old Colt percussion pistols were always the English compartment style, some of the originals are just my idea of vintage perfection.

[45flint]

Ended up with a simpler design given the actual wood dividers made original thoughts impossible probably for the best. Used the tray design I used before, gives nice border and your not gluing anything directly to the box. Adds to flexibility. Now for some cloth!