A rule of thumb that works, is "the older the gun, the more the box is worth" and it doesn't take a genius to figure out what. Most shooters threw away the box almost before they got their gun out of the store. I ran a gun store for about 25 yrs from the 50s to the 80s, and many buyers didn't want their boxes, so I tossed them in a barrel in the attic. I closed the store in 1985 when partner retired and later sold off those boxes online, many for more than the original gun cost! Ed.