Pre-Model 10 Box from the 40s

[Bhfromme]

Can someone out there share a photo of a Pre-Model 10 box from 1947-48?

 

[JP@AK]

By '47, they had gone to the gold box. Here's a pic. This is actually a .32 M&P, but the box is the same. This one shipped in April, 1948.

Prior to the introduction of the gold box, they were maroon, like this one. This gun shipped in March, 1946.

 

[Bhfromme]

Thanks Jack. So other than eBay and the classifieds here are there any other places you know of where a guy might buy an old gold box from the 40s?

 

[ME94]

Even though the box was already posted , I just wanted post mine

 

[JP@AK]

I just wanted post mine

Nice S prefix 6" revolver. Looks to have its original stocks also.

Would you be kind enough to send me a PM with the full serial number for my research project? Thanks.

 

[Bhfromme]

If I owned it I'd want to post it too! That's really beautiful.

 

[JP@AK]

Thanks Jack. So other than eBay and the classifieds here are there any other places you know of where a guy might buy an old gold box from the 40s?

It is worth checking Gun Broker also.

 

[Targets Guy]

I have had luck with boxes on gunbroker and gunsinternational

 

[RKmesa]

A few more photos...

 

[waelkhntr]

here is the one I sent you a PM about

 

[Targets Guy]

That's a nice one.

 

[waelkhntr]

Thanks TargetG,
Now if I could convert this box in to a 70s vintage model 36 box for a Blued, 2", round butt I would be happy. Don't need this want that one.


Terry

 

[Baltimoreed11754]

RK, Like those 2 inch square butts, very nice.

 

[Bhfromme]

By '47, they had gone to the gold box. Here's a pic. This is actually a .32 M&P, but the box is the same. This one shipped in April, 1948.

Prior to the introduction of the gold box, they were maroon, like this one. This gun shipped in March, 1946.

Great info. Thanks. So they went to the gold box in 1947. Was there another style between that and the blue ones we see from the 60s? And approx what year did they go from gold to blue?

 

[JP@AK]

So they went to the gold box in 1947.

The earliest M&P gold boxes I've identified show up with guns shipped in the summer of 1946. They are in the S834xxx and S836xxx ranges. Maroon boxes were still shipping as well. Clearly there was overlap as the maroon boxes were used up.

Was there another style between that and the blue ones we see from the 60s?

Yes. At least two. In the mid-1950s there were what we often refer to as the blue/black boxes. They are a very dark blue and appear black or almost black. These don't seem to have lasted long. I have regular shade blue boxes from 1956 and 1957, and one blue/black box from 1956.

Then, in late 1965, you see the introduction of the Bangor Punta boxes, after BP bought the company.

Also, nickel guns came in the silver/gray boxes during that period.

And approx what year did they go from gold to blue?

The transition takes place in the 1950s, but it cannot be nailed down with precision. It varies from model to model. By 1956, gold boxes are phasing out and the blue boxes are phasing in, but gold boxes still show up into the early 1960s. I've noticed this to be particularly true with the K-32 Model 16. I think the reason is pretty obvious.

I hope this helps.