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Gun case restoration.

Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 6:54 pm
by Young Tiger
Hi Folks.

I just bought a William Evans oak & leather brass-cornered gun case
Its in good shape, leather looks old and dirty and is torn from one or two places , inside lining is good and the trade lable is in good condition aswell

Any suggestion?

Jingalala~!

Harnihal

Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 7:45 pm
by Sakobav
Congrats Harnihal, Mack The Knife, penpusher et al can better advise you
But on a separate note there is thread in Fine Guns -Salutary Tale by Grumpy on Darne Shotgun deal that fell through..You have a Darne? If so do shae your thoughts there.

regards
Navdeep

Re: Gun case restoration.

Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 4:12 am
by Grumpy
Young Tiger, do you know a friendly cobbler ( shoe repairer ) ? He could sew up tears in the leather and repair rotten stitching. To clean the leather use warm water with a little detergent in it and a stiff scrubbing brush. After it is dry use a pale coloured wax boot polish applied with a cloth and buffed to a shine with a boot brush.