Yes.

I always keep the original box and paperwork. When I moved I was very grateful I did.

I keep em until there is no more room under the bed----then it is off to the recycle center.

I like to keep them. I don't have so many guns that the boxes take up all my space. While I can't prove it, I think having the boxes makes them easier to sell and may add value if I find myself doing so, especially with collectibles like a Colt Python I once had.

Unfortunately, yes. I've also concluded its a great way to get busted by the wife since she can just look up and see them multiplying.

I may do what an earlier poster said and retain the SKU flap and recycle the rest. The only exception may be the SCAR box which is the 'box' of long gun boxes..

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Originally posted by egregore:
I like to keep them. I don't have so many guns that the boxes take up all my space. While I can't prove it, I think having the boxes makes them easier to sell and may add value if I find myself doing so, especially with collectibles like a Colt Python I once had.

Depending on the gun I might pay more for one with the original box and paperwork.

For instance, I wouldn’t pay even a dollar more for an equal condition Gen 3 Glock 23 police trade in. But for a 9mm Ruger Speed Six, I wouldn’t hesitate to pay 10-15 percent more for an equal condition gun with box and paperwork.

I care mostly about the gun of course but for collectors items I like boxes to go with the guns if possible.

I recently bought my dad a collector gun from the 70's. It was essentially new old stock condition with all of the paperwork, box, sleeve, hang tag......everything. Turns out the box and sleeve are worth more than the gun.

Yep, I keep all of the boxes/cases etc. that comes with the guns. I have some old ones!!

generic cardboard boxes get repurposed for shipping other stuff,


nice boxes with info on them, get saved, (green remington boxes etc)



BTW, some boxes have value, I have sold a handful or 2 on ebay over the years for stuff I picked up in estates (boxes left, gun long gone) on ebay

box/cases with labels are kept.

All my long gun boxes are gone, only missing one pistol box, bought that one used with no box.

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Originally posted by sigfreund:
More than I should, I suppose, but I have been grateful for keeping them when I've had to ship a long gun back for service.

Ditto. I tried to keep most of them, but ran out of room. Saved a few for shipping purposes and they've come through in a pinch.

I never used to, then maybe 25 years or so ago someone talked me into it... for when I sold them, having the box and papers helps they said. (at that time I rarely sold anything) Now what happens is, I occasionally find boxes for which I no longer own the gun. So you see how well that's working out?

Now I only save them if it's something rare or collectable, otherwise I end up using the box to ship something else.

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Originally posted by smschulz:
I try until I run out of space.

Me too.

Yes, I keep them all and they do take up a considerable amount of space.

I have all the boxes, with the paperwork inside for the ones I've bought in the last 15 years or so, but not before. They take up alot of shelf space in the basement, but I don't want to get rid of them.

I keep plastic pistol cases. I toss all the cardboard boxes. I cut off the label which shows the model number and serial number, and I put that and the manual together with any other small parts in a zip lock bag. Much more compact.... didn't have room for all those boxes and I tossed them during the last move. Glad I did, it was liberating.

Now that I think about it, I could probably toss all the plastic pistol boxes and be just as fine with that...