Night at the Roxbury is one of your references... really. That is funny.

I don't deny they make a spectacular case. I am left wondering if all the cases shown in the films were donated by Halliburton?

I have one of these. I love overengineered stuff. Weihrauch, Zero Halliburton, etc. The only downside is you stick out like a sore thumb and attract a lot of attention while carrying one, most of it negative.

If you are restoring a zero halliburton, look for internal water stains. If they exist, the the paperboard and adhesive will hold water to the aluminum. Carefully Remove the cloth remove the paper, use a wet cloth to soak the paper. Use a plastic scraper to remove paper and glue. If there are rough spots sand clean and spraybwith a thin coat of primer. After it dries use a thin 3mm or less foam. I used aleenes tacky spray. Let it get sticky press foam. Then lightly spray top of foam and when sticky press fabric. Done