New (old) Dickson case arrived today from last month's Gavin Gardiner auction. Neat lightweight case with a shorter length matched to the rook's barrel. I'll need to add a little blocking but I think this will be a good fit.

Two questions for you experts --

1) is it normal for a case like this to NOT have a tie down for the wrist of the stock? This case doesn't have one and doesn't look like one was ever there.

2) any suggestions on sourcing felt to match the case's existing interior? I'd like to add a felt covered block at the head of the action to push the butt up against the existing case lining and I'd like that to blend in as much as possible with the original case. I'll also need to repurpose the space currently held by the two Dickson snap caps. (Apologies for the dark picture. I'll try to post better ones soon.)