Display for handguns and folding knives

Abstract

A transparent support displays handguns and folding knives. The display also supports paper, card and transparent film media to show a message in association with the displayed item.

1 . A support for displaying a handgun having a barrel and hand grip, the support comprising: 
 a base with exposed end edges for engaging and supporting the barrel and hand grip of said handgun;    a back wall for supporting said handgun in a leaning orientation; and    a front rail for retaining said handgun on said base.    
   
   
       2 . The support of  claim 1 , wherein said base has a front surface, and further including a transparent front plate, a message media, and means for affixing said front plate in spaced orientation over said front surface for receiving said message media.  
   
   
       3 . The support of  claim 1 , wherein said front rail includes a lateral slot for receiving and supporting card message media.  
   
   
       4 . The support of  claim 1 , wherein said back wall has concave sculpted sides.  
   
   
       5 . The support of  claim 4 , wherein said sculpted sides are beveled.  
   
   
       6 . The support of  claim 1 , wherein said front rail includes a lateral slot for supporting selected cartridges for a handgun.  
   
   
       7 . The support of  claim 1 , wherein said back wall is prism-shaped.  
   
   
       8 . A support for displaying a folding knife partially opened with its blade and handle oriented in an inverted V-shape, the support comprising: 
 a base for supporting a tip of said blade and an outer end of said handle;    a back wall for supporting said knife in a leaning orientation; and    a front rail for retaining said knife on said base.    
   
   
       9 . The support of  claim 8 , wherein said base has a front surface, and further including a transparent front plate, a message media, and means for affixing said front plate in spaced orientation over said front surface for receiving said message media.  
   
   
       10 . The support of  claim 8 , wherein said front rail includes a lateral slot for receiving and supporting card message media.  
   
   
       11 . The support of  claim 8 , wherein said back wall has concave sculpted sides.  
   
   
       12 . The support of  claim 11 , wherein said sculpted sides are beveled.  
   
   
       13 . The support of  claim 8 , wherein said front rail includes a lateral slot for supporting cartridges for a handgun.  
   
   
       14 . The support of  claim 8 , wherein said back wall is prism-shaped.  
   
   
       15 . A display for an item comprising: 
 a base having a front surface and a top surface, said top surface for supporting said item;    a back wall affixed to said base for supporting said item in a leaning orientation;    a front rail affixed to said base and having a slot formed in its top surface;    a transparent front plate; and    means for affixing said front plate in spaced orientation over said front surface of the base and defining a display space therebetween.    
   
   
       16 . The display of  claim 15 , further including, 
 first message media for selectively engaging said slot; and    second message media disposed in said display space and viewed through said front plate.    
   
   
       17 . The display of  claim 15 , wherein said item is a handgun.  
   
   
       18 . The display of  claim 15 , wherein said item is a folding knife.  
   
   
       19 . The display of  claim 15 , wherein said base, back wall, and front rail are made of transparent material.  
   
   
       20 . The display of  claim 15 , wherein said back wall has concave sculpted and beveled sides.  
   
   
       21 . The display of  claim 15 , wherein said back wall is prism-shaped.