Transit case for LE N9 .22 trainer

[Eddie Parks]

Hi Guys

I would very much like a transit case for my RN Lee Enfield N9 .22 trainer and have scratched around on the forum for N9 Transit cases info with very little success.

I am wondering

1. Did the N9 ever have a Transit case, I think not?

2. Did the C7 have such a case?

3. Does anyone anyone know of anyone making retro cases in the UK?

Eddie

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[breakeyp]

Only the C No.7 was issued with a wood transit case.

[Eddie Parks]

Thanks, that's what I thought. So what I need/want is a C7 case, probably a repro. Does anyone know of a maker in the UK. I've looked at the drawings and they are beyond my carpentry skills.

[Roy W]

Quite often appear on ebay. One recently went for £250. There seem to be a lot in Canada

[rgg_7]

Anybody venture a guess of shipping cost of a CNo7 transit chest from Canada to the UK? Ron (Canada)

[grant580]

A few years ago I sent a repro No 15 sniper chest to the UK, the shipping was not actually that bad by sea, couple of hundred CAD I think it was but the recipient got dinged with hefty customs charges. I am not sure if they hit you with those customs charges every time but we did. Another problem is if the package goes by ship I was told at the post office it could take up to two months because they wait until the secan is full in Vancouver (near where I live and also makes it a Long way from the UK!) before they send it. Generally speaking from my experiences it is just too costly unless you are willing to pay a lot of money for shipping and be prepared to wait a long time. A C 7 chest would just not be worth it, no 15 original maybe. Just my two cents worth.

[limpetmine]

See if you can find an FN-49 sniper box. They were at one time cheap and plentiful. You could make it work. Or have a cabinet maker build you one.

[Eddie Parks]

Thanks everybody. I really need to find one, new or retro, in the UK. Shipping + customs across the pond is a killer. Ill keep looking.

Eddie

[Gil Boyd]

Grant,
Yes we suffer double jeopardy on Her Majesties Customs & Excise. Best way is to value it very very low, with the hope it never goes missing!! Use a reputable deliverer like UPS/DHL that will keep the costs down this end anyway, and they are quite good on trans Atlantic shipping costs.

[Roy W]

Eddie, try Richard Stork at the Devizes Gunsmith. He has a carpenter who is producing modern 4T transit chests, I'm sure it wouldn't be too diff to do one for your No.9
they are excellent quality