yes, very good post, and to me it appears these boxes just may in fact 'predate' the cases of the S-47 of 1959 as they are made for the earlier Single Six and 357 flatops of the mid 1950's, as the later S-47 cases are of simpler,easier manufacture design and function ( less fancy) no cut outs for the rod, tools, patches, ammo etc.....hhhmmmm if they could only talk....
mainly because all else other than "written" provenance, is what many like to call "Ruger lore" and make for a great story, or an article for a magazine
Wow, that is a great case and the letter of provenance makes it even better. Notice that he said Ed Nolan's cabiner had other similar cases from over the years. I suspect possibly like the one that started this thread.
Bill
Wonderful box and documentation. Sounds like the Nolan cabinet was a treasure trove.......... It is suggested that the mahogany box originally of this post was attributed to a gun sent to a man living and champion shooting outside of Kalispell, Montana. Just perhaps it had a 357 Flattop in it and was sent by Nolan at WBR's request..For now, only the ghosts involved know........
Second, you all will recall that WBR had a number of low SN 357 Flattops done in high finish.......Perhaps WBR requested sample wood boxes for that small run, for the purpose of presentation boxes for those Flattops.........?
A 5 year old post I stumbled on.........
I thought is was relevant to bring back up since the two Rich M. boxes just found new homes.
I learned a bit more about them in this post.
JaydaWg
I do not "own" these guns, I am but the next caretaker