Walnut Display Case with Lights for a 1939 Pistol - The Garage Engineer

Today on The Garage Engineer, we build a clam shell display box with viewing window out of walnut. And add lighting to the interior to highlight my grandfather’s Hi-Standard Model “E” pistol. It was manufactured in the late 1938 to early 1939 and shipped from the factory in 1939.
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[@dunrob13]

Very cool project👌

[@Dougs-Ear-Hole-Entertainment]

I like that, great job sir.

[@TheGarageEngineer]

Thank you. This was a fun project to make. 🙌🙌

[@primalk9704]

Nice

[@robertrandin9568]

That is beautiful very nicely well-done professional how much do you charge for one of these boxes

[@TheGarageEngineer]

$500 to $800 depending on clients needs

[@fawnrunjrt]

My husband is building a display case for his naval dueling pistols & flask out of walnut...to keep the weight down I suggested using a foam backing to lay the guns and flask in instead of cutting out press board. Would you mind sharing a good resource for 5/8" foam? Please & thanks for your time. Cathy in Michigan :-)

[@TheGarageEngineer]

Good backing to use would be Fast Kap Kaisan foam. THanks for watching.

[@fawnrunjrt]

Great! Thank you so much and thanks for sharing your project

[@andrewelles7638]

Do you build these gun cases for other people and if so how much

[@TheGarageEngineer]

No this was a fun concept project. Thanks for watching.

[@ShawnShipstad]

Tasty , Love the lights. The craftmanship is out of this world. When the world was sane, you could have your son make one of these at home-take it to school and would have been as a celebrated pice of art work. Today=A shrink, pills a bunch of pissed off bitches and the state taking away your talented children.-Noshit. This is true.-Shawn.

[@robertrandin9568]

I also make my own presentation boxes but I make them a lot easier not as good as you and I sell them on eBay

[@TheGarageEngineer]

I appreciate the compliment. Thanks for watching