Thread: What should be found within the fitted case of a 1930's English SBS 12 bore?

@Kiwi Sapper I have been lucky enough to spend time with some of the highest grade English guns while working over there over the years & have owned a few over that time & still use a custom SXS built to my specs currently as my favorite wing/upland game gun & own a couple of Pre 60's hand finished Italian guns a SO5 & DT SXS, a era l love for them as they are as well balanced as the best UK gun for a more realistic to be used in the field price.

So that L section should have where you currently have your rags, a small makers metal Gun Oil container ,plain silver, usually round so it fits in the palm of your hand even in cold/gloved conditions & with screw top lid for refilling .

For the "L"section , the large part has a makers, marked box (usually high quality waxed Cardboard/ paper) containing Rangoon Oil which in the Victorian era was the high end "rust preventive "heavy oil for wiping down barrels etc when you get back to the cart . The small section would have your wipe down "rags"used for this (also on High End guns ,this will be Red/green felt monogrammed with Gun Maker) & your Mop & Brush head. Both Rangoon Oil Box & gun oil bottle are of size to fit snuggly in those sections .

If you want to get a box of it for your gun case presentation, most high end gun makers still sell their own labeled Rangoon Oil.

The smell of Rangoon Oil is something that never leaves you & for me automatically brings back memories of standing at your peg,with a beautifully balanced gun , watching for feathered missiles .