Help identifying accessories in H&H original leather case

[pacomb]

Hello all

I have an original leather case from a 1910 Holland & Holland (16gauge Paradox hammerless)

Leather case is in very good condition although one strap is missing and the other one has a missing end. I will make a replica strap, and repair the original one making an extension and giving it some patina to match the original.

Inside the case I have several original accessories, but there are some empty boxes, and I don't know what I am missing.

Currently I have
-Original oil bottle, with H&H stamp
-Original pair of 16 gauge strikers, with H&H stamps
-Original pair of screwdrivers, with H&H stamps

Bellow the barrel there is a cleaning rod which I doubt it is original, as it has no marks. It is fully metal with a rounded handle (sorry no photos here). Maybe someone could post photos of an original cleaning rod , with I suppose should be in nice wood

Also, maybe someone may have information in how an original case should look like with all its original accessories and their position in the case

BTH, the original stock was short, and when they fit a new one they made it longer, and it wont fit in the case as in the right hand side, there was a section with a lid. That section/box has been dismantled carefully so the gun can fit, but my plan is to shorten the stock as per the original,, and in case I need it to be more longer, I would fit a glove rubber extension, do the compartment/box with the lid will be fitted again.

Best regards
Paco

 

[franzfmdavis]

There’s a beautiful gun and case. You may want to consider having a new compartment and lid manufactured for the case rather than cutting down the stock. From all the things I have read on this site, having a longer stock is a valuable feature on a gun and I imagine the gun is the most valuable piece of that set. Either way, congratulations and best of luck with it!

 

[Mekaniks]

@rookhawk may be able to help you out

 

[rookhawk]

A fun gun!

The original tools were likely made by Dixon. The gun is certainly worth more with the 1" silver's pad and modern shooting dimensions than it would be with a horn butt plate 1" shorter. If the case shows signs of modification, I would simply restore the case to conceal those modifications rather than redoing the case completely to accomodate a shorter gun that is less useful. It looks like a leather pouch to hold the jags and loops is missing but they are available from time to time. Overall, it looks like you have the common case accessories present from that time frame. The cleaning rods weren't always signed so that too may be original or at least contemporary to the case.

H&H didn't make cases nor did they make accessories. They all used the same suppliers in the trade.