New Revolvers in Cardboard Boxes?

[Bhfromme]

So I'm seeing new S&W 360PD revolvers in cardboard boxes which strikes me as odd. Are there any other models being shipped in old school cardboard boxes?

 

[Old cop]

I don't know but does anyone really use the newer upgraded plastic cases/boxes the guns come in? I just stick them on a shelf in the closet.

 

[Llance]

I use them. My guns don't sit in a safe but you are not going to find them in a casual stroll through the house mostly because most are not in the house. You figure that one out.

 

[mikeruns]

I have a 642 airweight that came in a cardboard box...about 5 yrs old I think...an it's a no-lock too so was a win for me as I didn't know they made them like that anymore, but they do or did fairly recently.

 

[lkabug]

Cardboard take up less space inside or outside the safe.

 

[chief38]

I was never a fan of the big, bulky blue plastic boxes. Cardboard takes up so much less space! My fav's are the vintage ones with the metal reinforced corners. If minimal care is taken, they will last a lifetime!!

 

[John Patrick]

I work Sunday mornings at a gun shop. Lots of S&W revolvers and semi autos come in cardboard boxes.

 

[Bhfromme]

I work Sunday mornings at a gun shop. Lots of S&W revolvers and semi autos come in cardboard boxes.

I was not aware S&W was still shipping in cardboard boxes. Can you name a few please?

 

[raljr1]

If I have the box, the gun is in the safe in the box, whichever type of box it is.

 

[ladder13]

Hang onto them, they will be highly collectible in 2122.

 

[chief38]

The vintage cardboard boxes have become collectible, valuable and sought after and therefore the less common ones are selling for a premium in good to excellent condition. I always try and get the most pristine and complete guns I can and that includes the original box, paper work and cleaning kit. there have been several Revolvers I've bought over the years without boxes and accoutrements, and I have since found the correct model and period box for them. While maybe not the original box at least it would have been what the gun came in originally.

I also collect Lionel Electric Trains and for pristine examples of vintage (1930's, 40's and 50's) boxes, the sky's the limit. I have seen pristine empty boxes sell for more than the Locomotives that originally came in them. It was common for Boys to throw away the boxes after they ripped them opened on Christmas morning. While the Lionel Trains easily survived our childhoods, many times the boxes didn't - making them sometimes rare and valuable.

Complete packages are always going to bring more than guns with missing boxes and accoutrements.

 

[John Patrick]

I was not aware S&W was still shipping in cardboard boxes. Can you name a few please?

Every new S&W revolver that's come in. I haven't seen a steel S&W in a long time, or any thing but the aluminum J frames. 637, 638, 642… they all come in blue cardboard boxes. The new plastic fantastic Bodyguards come in blue cardboard boxes too.

All of the Shields, except the range kit versions, come in blue cardboard boxes. M&P 22s come in blue cardboard boxes and I'm pretty sure the centerfire M&Ps do too.

The range kit versions of the Shields come in a larger brown box, with the Shield in a blue cardboard box inside. Also inside the brown box are the pistol rug and extra magazines that make up the kit.

FWIW, I work in the Hanover, MD BPS.

 

[snw19_357]

...and I'm pretty sure the centerfire M&Ps do too.

My M&P 10mm came in a black cardboard box.

 

[Buzzzer]

My M&P 10mm came in a black cardboard box.

So did my 45...

 

[Sixgun100]

I actually prefer cardboard, as well. When I started buying S&W revolvers in the early 80's, they all came in cardboard boxes. Now I'm having to buy replacements on EBay……
My new Colt King Cobra came in a large plastic case that takes up a whole shelf in my pistol safe. The Smith boxes easily stack multiple boxes.

 

[LostintheOzone]

Hang onto them, they will be highly collectible in 2122.

I hear petroleum will become so expensive plastic boxes and polymer guns will no longer be made, driving up the collector value like you wouldn't believe.

 

[John Patrick]

My M&P 10mm came in a black cardboard box.

Black or really dark blue?

I know there are currently two shades of blue. Iirc, the performance center versions come in a lighter blue cardboard box. But to be honest, I see so many I don't pay rapt attention.

This coming Sunday morning I'll take a photo of the S&W stack of guns in the vault. Usually there are 50-100, occasionally more, in addition to the display pieces.

 

[Bhfromme]

I hear petroleum will become so expensive plastic boxes and polymer guns will no longer be made, driving up the collector value like you wouldn't believe.

Isn't polymer guns and collector value somewhat of an oxymoron?

 

[LostintheOzone]

Isn't polymer guns and collector value somewhat of an oxymoron?

I see you're not a visionary like Elon Musk.

Not to worry, few of us are.

 

[Love to practice]

My Ruger and 2 different SW 9mms are came in a cardboard box. All bought in last 3 months.

 

[Bhfromme]

Long live the two piece cardboard boxes!

 

[Furrball]

The last few S&W's I've bought have been in cardboard boxes. The Model 69 44 Magnum was in a blue plastic box.

 

[Benchrest1]

My Performance Center 629 Hunter came in a rather big, foam lined cardboard box.

 

[riverrat38]

I just bought a new M60 Pro made in July of this year. It came in a blue plastic box.
Two years ago I bought a 442 and a 43C, and one came in a cardboard box and the other in a plastic box. Seems random.

73,
Rick

 

[boykinlp]

The vintage cardboard boxes have become collectible, valuable and sought after and therefore the less common ones are selling for a premium in good to excellent condition. I always try and get the most pristine and complete guns I can and that includes the original box, paper work and cleaning kit. there have been several Revolvers I've bought over the years without boxes and accoutrements, and I have since found the correct model and period box for them. While maybe not the original box at least it would have been what the gun came in originally.

I also collect Lionel Electric Trains and for pristine examples of vintage (1930's, 40's and 50's) boxes, the sky's the limit. I have seen pristine empty boxes sell for more than the Locomotives that originally came in them. It was common for Boys to throw away the boxes after they ripped them opened on Christmas morning. While the Lionel Trains easily survived our childhoods, many times the boxes didn't - making them sometimes rare and valuable.

Complete packages are always going to bring more than guns with missing boxes and accoutrements.

You are right. Blue Steel/Nickel/Stainless Steel definitely lasts longer than cardboard. I have seen a decent number of handgun boxes for $1000+.
Larry

 

[cmj8591]

I think the plastic boxes were the original lock. The idea being that you could put your gun in the box and then lock it with a pad lock. The last couple of M&P's that I bought came in cardboard. I'm sure that it cost less to use a piece of cardboard and a plastic bag to hold a handgun than that plastic case.

 

[MetalMan]

My 2021 example of the 640-1 Pro Series came in plastic case….

 

[scruffy]

My M640 came in a cardboard box. Made in June, 2022.

 

[murphydog]

I don't think current handguns are being shipped in "old school" cardboard, two piece, metal reinforced corner boxes. The ones I have seen are black, one piece, hinged at the top rear with two tabs holding it closed on the front edges.

 

[kamloops67]

I almost wish they didn't come in boxes ,
I have a pretty big stack of blue and grey boxes taking up space in my gun room
Don't use them but can't bring myself to toss them out