Wanna Make A Presentation Case For Your C&B Revolver ?

[pietro]

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Make a plan, make a box, stain/finish the box exterior, cut out the box interior pieces, glue them together, glue velvet cloth to the pieces, glue the cloth to the inside of the box's bottom/top/sides, then glue the upholstered pieces into the box.

Let the completed box dry at least 24hrs, so that the adhesive's corrosive gas has time to evaporate before placing the gun/accessories in the box.


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[LAGS]

I use to build lots of those boxes.
But that was way back when Good wood was really cheap.
I built most of mine with glass or plexiglass lids for display .

[Rockingkj]

You make it sounds so easy. Lost me at “ make a plan”. Lol. Good work

[HamGunner]

I bought the green box on the right for my 3rd Generation 1851 Colt Navy and I had some brown felt so I fashioned the box on the left for my 2021 model Pietta 1851 Colt Navy .44 cal. Confederate using a wooden Deluxe Hoppes Cleaning Kit box. For the divider ribs, I used wooden paint stirring sticks.

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I am planing on placing a copy of some original Colt paper work inside the lids once I find something that I like.

[Bazoo]

Nice work, thanks for sharing. I haven't gotten into it yet, but I plan to make a couple for a few rifles. Never done flocking before, so that should be interesting, though I saw a nice tutorial on a woodworking forum that pretty much took all the mystery out of it for me.

[pietro]

Never done flocking before, so that should be interesting.


FWIW, I didn't use flocking - instead using velveteen/felt cloth cards from a National hobby chain store (Micheal's or Hobby Lobby, IIRC)

I did a double thickness on the inside of the bottom, for extra padding.

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[TNsailorman]

pietro, you are a troublemaker. I had talked myself out of making boxes for my revolvers and here you come luring me into another project. Very nice work and thanks for the well laid out instructions on how to make a box. james

[pietro]

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[Bad Ass Wallace]

I make them a little different but similar to this jewel box! Proper jointed corners and fancy wood, also presentation boxes for knifes.

https://i.imgur.com/f5KdzNsl.jpg https://i.imgur.com/aXbr4fcl.jpg

[pietro]

I am planing on placing a copy of some original Colt paper work inside the lids once I find something that I like.


Does this one work for you ?

https://www.hardyguncases.com/product/colt-1851-navy-case-label

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[charlie b]

Just takes designing a puzzle :)

Father-in-law did one for his late generation Colt Navy. He made two lids (hinges with removable pins). One was plexiglass and the other wood.

I have threatened to do one but have never taken the time.

Nice looking work, all of you.

[HamGunner]

Does this one work for you ?

https://www.hardyguncases.com/product/colt-1851-navy-case-label

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Yes, that would be just right. :awesome:

[HamGunner]

Bad Ass Wallace, those boxes are beautiful. Wish I had the equipment and the patience to make something as nice.

[Bad Ass Wallace]

Thanks HG,

You can even make boxes for storing cast boolits!

https://i.imgur.com/wmf4fPCl.jpg

[charlie b]

Don't have to have a lot of tools for nice jointed boxes. Hand cut dovetails work. But it is a learned skill. After 10 or 20 joints you can get a feel for it. Good dovetail saw (mine are the Japanese type). Good sharp chisels. Detail in the layout. Once you get the process down it goes fairly fast.

You can do plain box joint the same way, but, it takes longer to do more cuts. A trick is to make the notches the same width as your chisel.

For rabbits and slots I have a hand router that I made from some scrap oak. The cutting blade is a 1/4" allen wrench ground and sharpened.

[Reverend Bow]

Nice project

I built a double for my 1858 and 1860
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With my "roll your own" paper Cartridges

[HamGunner]

Nice, Reverend Bow.

[Reverend Bow]

Well thank you kindly @HamGunner

[swathdiver]

For a shadow box, how do you secure the revolver so it looks like it is hanging in the air?

[pietro]

For a shadow box, how do you secure the revolver so it looks like it is hanging in the air?

I would secure it to the (covered) plywood back of the shadow box with thin wires, pushed through 2 holes per wire & twisted together outside the backing.

Silver wire for a stainless gun; cold blued wire for a blued gun.

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[waksupi]

I like old silverware boxes. Most are well made, and it's easy to remove the innards and remake into what I like.

[pietro]

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Yep - An E-Z P-Z solution.


https://i.imgur.com/l1r0byEl.jpg


They're easy enough to embellish with a plaque (or pseudo scrim ;) ), if wanted....


https://i.imgur.com/1bchmOll.jpg

[dave951]

Ok I'll play

In progress for 1720 Dragoon pistol
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And finished
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Inside view
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My take on a Whitworth rifle case. Rifle is modern replica from Parker Hale
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And a pic of an original that I used for reference
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[Battis]

Many years ago, there was a member on a cap and ball BP forum who made cases. He went by the name Snaggletooth. He was a former Marine with woodworking talent. He made this case for my 1851 Colt and never charged me a penny, not even for shipping.
Anyone remember Snaggletooth?