Antique British gun case restoration project

[Altitude sickness]

I started the project for a nice British gun. But it wouldn’t fit. So the American gun went into a British style case.

 

[Rare Breed]

I add another coat of treatment everyday View attachment 659212View attachment 659211View attachment 659213View attachment 659214View attachment 659215View attachment 659216

AWESOME yes I am shouting!!! What a work of art that will give you a lifetime of pleasure!!! Extremely well done!!!

 

[pacomb]

Bob, I used 100% glycerin soap to clean it. And have been treating with Leather N Rich shown earlier in the post. And I’m adding the treatment everyday to bring back this 150 year old leather View attachment 660053Before. View attachment 660058After

Hello Jay


very nice project, congratulations.

I am also working on restoring a 1900 double gun case.

Sorry to ask If it has been already answered, but I cant find it: The leather patches, corners, and edge straps, did you sew the leather and glue it to the case, or did you glue the leather to the case, and sew the new leather, old leather and wood/cardboard as a sandwich?

I too have to make some large leather patches, and was thinking that if I first sew the leather, and then glue, in reality the sew will just be cosmetic and not functional because it wound bound to the leather/structure beneath. O I was thinking in drilling the wood/cardboard with a 1mm drill bit, and then sew.


You can see the photos of my project here https://postimg.cc/gallery/6Nd0h1r

I also have a forum thread but you need to be a member and is in Spanish

 

[farmer_john]

How would someone go about making a new case for a rifle?

 

[pacomb]

How would someone go about making a new case for a rifle?

In the near future, I plan to make a new one from scratch, but always for shotgun or express... A rifle one will be too big and bulky. I prefer a leather slip case fir rifles