Hard side case for 1864 Springfield?

[Eric Hahl]

Was just visiting my folks in PA last week and my pop gave me his 1864 Springfield musket with bayonet and sheath, belt and U.S. buckle , a .70 cal French flint lock pistol and what looks to be a Knights of Columbus sword. We are now trying to get these items to our West coast home. Problem is I haven't been able to find a hard side gun case that's long enough for the Springfield. It measures almost 54" long and most of the cases are 52" or 53".

Any idea where to find one?

[fred cook]

Both are antiques, made before 1898. You should be able to buy a cardboard box or better yet, go to a gun store and see if they will give you a suitable rifle box. Then, make certain that the guns are properly packed and ship them to yourself via USPS or UPS. If nothing else works, go find a refrigerator box and cut out one side. That should give you enough cardboard to make a box. For extra protection, you could sandwich the rifle between two thin pieces of wood. The key here is good packing. Or, you could google "antique guns" and look for a vendor that sells extra long hard cases for rifles such as yours. There are bound to be some sources for reenactors, etc. Good luck!

[id10t]

Take the gun out of the stock, then it will fit...

[Eric Hahl]

Actually, the stock is only about 1" shorter than the assembly. I'll probably just have him box it up as suggested.

[944Larry]

get a piece of PVC pipe big enough and long enough for the gun to fit in and glue a cap on one end and a screw-on cap on the other. Pad it with bubble-wrap (I like that word!) and you have a hard case.

[1979 930]

A fishing rod shipping case would work just fine !!

[stomachmonkey]

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[Eric Hahl]

Thanks all!