Who doesn't like a Whitworth

[poorjack]

Friend of mine has a Whitworth repop and wanted a case like the originals had. All we could find examples of are those of civilian Whitworths of the same period so I copied the civilian model with a couple "improvements" like felt liner and case locks. Wood is locally harvested red oak, partitions are locally harvested poplar, label is a reprint of an original. The owner of the rifle is on the hunt for the rest of the stuff that would have been in the box with an original rifle.

So, here's the original-

And here's the reproduction fresh from my shop.

 

[Sheltowee]

Nice!

 

[Rebforever]

Good luck. It's out there somewhere

 

[Joe Whitworth]

Friend of mine has a Whitworth repop and wanted a case like the originals had. All we could find examples of are those of civilian Whitworths of the same period so I copied the civilian model with a couple "improvements" like felt liner and case locks. Wood is locally harvested red oak, partitions are locally harvested poplar, label is a reprint of an original. The owner of the rifle is on the hunt for the rest of the stuff that would have been in the box with an original rifle.

So, here's the original-
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And here's the reproduction fresh from my shop.

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Peter Dyson's company in England has a lot of the fiddly bits needed to fill the empty spaces in that beautiful case.