Swissdagger,
That's a really great gun with some terrific provenance. I am almost certain that it is not a factory case. It is also not in the style of most of the cases sold by the the big New York Distributers. It peaked my interest though and I did some digging. I found a case in one of my catalogs that is very similar and is described as the French Style of case. That is from the Ottman Collection Auction book. No one can say for certain where the case was made. It very well could have been the US and still have been the European style. Many European artisons and engravers moved to the US from Europe at about that time. It is a beautiful case and anyone would be proud to own it. It is interesting to me that the state of NY was taking finger prints for issuing a carry permit before 1905. Great gun, great provenance.
Mark

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Mark Connot