I don't know which year Parker Bros. catalog this is from, but Parker continued to offer various cases throughout their years of gun production.
The Trojan I started hunting with in '60 or '61 had its original canvas take-down case with the extra pocket for the forend and a leather carry-handle and leather trim at wear points - much like No. 65 in the first illustration..
A little DHE I have was ordered in 1912 with an "Annie Oakley style case" according to the letter I ordered. (I have no idea what an 'Annie Oakley style case' is.)
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"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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