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Description
This is an English brown leather soft shell mutton leg-style shotgun carrying case.
The inside of the flap features makers label reading:
'Army & Navy Co-operative Society Ltd
105 Victoria St., Westminster, S.W.'
And is dated:
'1944'
'Army & Navy Stores was a department store group in the United Kingdom, which originated as a co-operative society for military officers and their families during the nineteenth century before becoming a limited liability company in the 1930s'
The case features its original leather handle, along with a buckle and strap closure flap and a hanging loop to the end
The inside is lined with green baize has a movable divider to keep the shotgun in place
Perfect item for a collector or for use
Measurements -
Length of the case when closed - 81cm
Width of the case - 23cm tapering to 7.5cm
Depth - 6cm
Weight - 1138g