You boys have given me information overload! When you say "stacked cardboard" I must assume you mean the cardboard base like those used in the mod 53 & 41 boxes and not the single piece of cardboard of the black cases and the transistion case of early 1960. I can understand the "stacked bardboard" as this method was being used in other boxes of the period. Also the styrofoam was being used in other presentation cases in the mid 60s, as seen in Chuck's picture, which would be the clam shell! From the responce to this thread it appears there were more than a few of these cases made! Am I reaching here? Was S&W experimenting with cases for the then new model 57 in 1964/65? There is the velvet lined Mahogany cases, the contact paper satin lined cases, and so far we have seen these cases in 6" only, no 4" and/or 8 3/8"!
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