doublegunshop.com - home Forums General Discussion DoubleGun BBS @ doublegunshop.com Leather or canvas toe under case?

Thanks everyone for your input. As many stated, the reason I want one is for the smaller size of the Toe under cases, more for transport in the car than for anything else. Are the DeHanncases the same as Jeffs outfitters? They sure look like it in there site pictures.
I will post an add in the other section, maybe someone has one they don't need.
Daryl, are the Parker cases toe under?
Thanks,
Chris

Chris, yes , the Parker Repro cases are toe under.

I might be wrong about this but in general I have found that cases (not only gun but others as well) that have one or two combo locks are inferior to those that have a single keyed lock.

I don't know why, but Mexican and Hong Kong cases tha tfall apart quickly all seem to have the double-combo locks.

Sort of like real crappy double-sash windows have two closers - not one. I think it compensates for crummy construction and fit.

I( have some Jeff's green canvas toe-unders cases, for the money they are unbeatable

I think the Parker Repro cases were made by Emmebi.

http://www.emmebi.it/eng/index.html

Years ago, Jeff's had a line of leather toe-under cases that were almost exact ringers for the Parker Repro cases, but with no Parker label. I bought one for my Parker VHE 16, and it was perfect for that gun. Really a nice case, but not quite as good as the real thing. Emmebi cases are quite expensive and I don't think they have a current US importer/distributor.

I have several Emmebi cases with double combo locks and they are neither cheap, nor Chinese, nor Mexican. I prefer combo locks on my cases because I don't have to keep track of those little keys.

There was a fellow in the northeast who built custom toe under cases and, I believe, advertised on this site. His name escapes me now. I have one of his cases for my Dickson that is essentially an oak and leather toe under contained in the equivalent of an Americase with a padded canvas outer cover. It is quite over built and heavy for its extremely compact size. I think a gun dropped a couple of stories would be fine inside this case. Wish I could remember the builder.

Arno Werner?

http://www.wernerdesign.biz/products_gun_cases.htm

Really nice stuff, but I don't think so. I'm thinking this fellow was either written up once or advertised in SSM 5-10 years ago.

Edit: I believe it was Pete Kogut from New Hampshire. I could not find a website.

I think that Pete's website is DoubleGunCases.com