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A hand carrier for long arm firearms having a handle and a single strand of wire bent to form two saddles to grip and support the firearm with an open section of the wire detachably attached to the handle and a straight-line of the wire being held in the handle for a closed carrying position and rem

A hand carrier for long arm firearms having a handle and a single strand of wire bent to form two saddles to grip and support the firearm with an open section of the wire detachably attached to the handle and a straight-line of the wire being held in the handle for a closed carrying position and removed from the handle for an open position for inserting or removing the firearm.

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What is claimed is: 1. A carrier for a long arm firearm, the carrier having an open position and a closed position, comprising a handle and a single strand of wire bent to form two saddles to grip and support a firearm and having a straight-line section and an open section, the open section of the

What is claimed is: 1. A carrier for a long arm firearm, the carrier having an open position and a closed position, comprising a handle and a single strand of wire bent to form two saddles to grip and support a firearm and having a straight-line section and an open section, the open section of the wire being remove ably attached to the handle, wherein the handle has a longitudinal slot to receive the straight-line section of the wire to provide the closed position and wherein the open section has two legs with each leg extending toward the other along a centerline and terminating at an end of the wire, the handle is cylindrically-shaped and has a first shelf at each end to support the wire near the open section, and a hole at each end to receive a leg of the open section at each end of the handle. 2. A carrier in accordance with claim 1 further comprising a bushing at each end of the handle centered on the center line of the handle engaging a portion of the wire near the open section to hold the leg of the open section at each end of the handle in the respective receiving hole. 3. A carrier in accordance with claim 2 further comprising a washer at each end of the handle, each washer having a diameter greater than the diameter of the bushing and centered on the center line of the handle, each washer being on the side of the bushing away from the wire and pushing against a bushing when in place, and a screw at each end of the handle centered on the center line of the handle that holds the washer and bushing in place when screwed into the handle. 4. A carrier in accordance with claim 3 further comprising a tubular member on each saddle formed in the wire. 5. A carrier for a long arm firearm comprising a wire bent to cradle and hold the firearm in a position to be carried by one hand, the wire having an open section and a straight-line section, and a cylindrical handle attached to the open section of the wire and having a longitudinal slot along a chord of the circular cross-section of the handle to receive the straight-line section of the wire, the handle further having at each end a first shelf to support the wire near the open section and a second longitudinal shelf extending from the slot along the chord of the handle on which the bottom surface of the slot is located. 6. A carrier in accordance with claim 5 wherein the handle has a third shelf on the same chord as the second shelf for supporting a portion of the wire near the straight-line section and wherein the washer at each end guides the wire of the straight-line section onto the second shelf and into the slot.