Ted,
I just looked through one of my older Browning catalogs from the 80's, and it shows a BSS-SL in a Browning traditional dark brown case. The case product number is listed as #2015, specific to Browning's SxS's.
Karl
I've seen them in that case, and seen them in the Airways case. I believe few Americans actually bought a case for their Browning SXS guns, boxlock or sidelock, and the few that did were at the mercy of what Mr. Dealer had in stock.
The Airways case had been in production for about a decade, for the BSS boxlocks, when the sidelock came out. It had been available for other Browning guns for a lot longer.
I suspect as far as Browning cases go, it was the easier of the two to find.
I will need to practice with the gun, it isn't magic, but, it is doing it's part, according to the paper I shot on Saturday.
Enjoy your BSS sidelocks, Karl. Mine seems to be a stout, but, light gun, that will handle 1oz loads most of the time, and bigger numbers here and there.
Best,
Ted
