Hello robinb,   I thought the same, and from what is available online, the cases were used to store the SMG in a vehicle.  Definitively not smart to store it when in combat.   Drew

Hello blitz67,   Thank you for the comments.   Drew

When are you going to start selling these Ronnie? They are top notch.   Allan

You bet!!

I sold my pair on eBay at auction for about $100 if I remember correctly.

Welcome to the forum! You’ve got a lot more room then me that’s for sure.

@Ronnie Great Caesar’s ghost!  Your paint work is top-notch.  I was admiring your color choices, then saw the holster wear you added.  Geez, dude…

I was fortunate enough to acquire both of the photographs below at different times.   Major General Frederick S Strong (1855-1935) was a career U.S. Army officer who commanded the 40th Division ("Sunshine Division") during World War I and previously led the Hawaiian Department (1916-1917).    He was crucial in organizing Hawaii's defense and National Guard, and later commanded training camps such as Camp Jackson, South Carolina and Camp Kearny, California.    He was the first commander of the 40th Division and held command of the unit until demobilization, including a period in 1919.   He was a West Point graduate (1880) and a veteran of the American Indian Wars and Spanish-American War.        

A 3D printer must be a lot of fun with what you can make and in any size evidently.  I would want to make so many things I wouldn't know where to start.  I think you started with something good though.  I'll have to admit I'm way behind on the newer technologies, although I know the 3D printer has been around a little while.  I know nothing about them however.  Super neat technology though for sure.