What is better than getting a new gun in the box? Getting a vintage gun in an original box!

[@brianklamer3328]

Guys like you and I that appreciate the old guns with original packaging are actually firearms history enthusiasts.

[@marciocumpiancumpian2075]

Good evening from Brazil. Congratulations on your acquisitions, magnificent weapons. God bless America. Land of freedom.

[@crankygunreviews]

@@marciocumpiancumpian2075 thank you!

[@davidbrown2284]

The first firearm I ever purchased was a used Rossi 971. Got it from a retired Phoenix police officer. He has purchased it new in 87 or 88. He kept it in his safe, and never shot it. It even came with the original 6 lead bullets from the factory in the original box with papers. At the time, it was the closest thing to a S&W I could afford. It is the only firearm I will never part with. I have used it, I put 100 or so rounds through it every year. Thanks for the video.

[@crankygunreviews]

That’s a great story. The older rossi’s were pretty good- many made on S&W tooling. I have a 6 shot 22lr rossi in a K frame size that’s nice

[@JG-xt9io]

Very cool , I think the old boxes are great. My model 60 had all its paperwork and cleaning material and a ad for s&w ammo . My pre model 10 just had the box the same with my 30-1 but it had the wax paper. I have my dad's single six convertible and it had the velvet bag for the 22 magnum and all the paperwork. It just adds to the history and story of the guns

[@crankygunreviews]

@@JG-xt9io yep, I love it! I forgot one in here, have a Mark II target in the original box as well

[@mat13lancer]

Great video. I sure appreciate that feeling you get when buying a handgun and you get the packaging too.

[@crankygunreviews]

@@mat13lancer thanks, it definitely is a good feeling

[@CarolinaRimfire]

That Smith kit gun was an incredible find. I have a soft spot for Charter Arms, but there's something about an old, blue finish S&W snubbie.

[@crankygunreviews]

@@CarolinaRimfire I’m the same- love them both. But smiths are my favorite

[@flutebasket4294]

I'd love to buy some (maybe not heavily) used old wheel guns, but they're always like $900 or higher!

[@crankygunreviews]

@@flutebasket4294 yeah they’re not cheap. I got decent deals on some of mine

[@frankbrowning328]

Agreed. I love finding all the old literature, tool, etc. in the original boxes. I keep it all with new and used guns I buy. I do the same with my vehicles. That 6906 is a great little pistol. In its day it was the micro compact 9mm of choice for a lot of people. Today it's considered a little chunky for deep conceal but still a great little 9mm. My Mom has one she uses for CC. I've shot it several times and as small as it is, for me it shoots like a full sized gun. I can shoot some tiny groups with it out to 15-20 yards

[@crankygunreviews]

Yeah these midsize Gen 2 and Gen 3 smiths are great

[@paulman1970]

I was 12 in 1982, and we had a Charter Arms AR-7, which was subsequently made by Survival Arms of Cocoa, Florida, and then Henry of course.

[@crankygunreviews]

@@paulman1970 that’s cool! I’m still debating buying an AR-7… I think they’re quirky and cool and a neat part of firearm history

[@keithwilliams2766]

I'm the same way about the boxes. About half of my vintage Smiths came with the original box. The others now have the correct box. Not original, but "correct". It's sorta fun to get on eBay and search for them, but good Lord! The prices some of these guys want are insane! I love watching your video and seeing yours. Thanks!

[@crankygunreviews]

I paid $50 for the box for my model $30 and that was a good deal!

[@tucsonjack3991]

Today I bought a 19 year old Ruger New Model Blackhawk in 45 Colt. I don’t know if 19 years old qualifies as vintage. It is in excellent condition and came with the gray plastic case, owners manual, gun lock, and the little manila envelope with the shell casing from the factory test fire. The only thing missing is the white cardboard Ruger box. I’m super happy with the purchase.

[@crankygunreviews]

@@tucsonjack3991 probably qualified as vintage 👍

[@RUSTYSURPLUS]

Thanks Cranky .. great review !! Always save the box rifle or pistol. I have boxes from all the CMP rifles and all the other rifles and pistols. I keep mine in my shed out back 30 of them. Thanks for showing.

[@crankygunreviews]

@@RUSTYSURPLUS hopefully the mice don’t get in your shed

[@BuckeyeBallistics]

Love the look of that 21a...

[@crankygunreviews]

@@BuckeyeBallistics yeah it’s a nice one. Shoots decent too

[@davidmartinson1528]

They are all beautiful guns but that 6906 WOW!

[@crankygunreviews]

@@davidmartinson1528 I agree, it’s nearly new

[@nancyjokulp-long3766]

I share your appreciation for wanting the original packaging for your firearms. I'm excited when I buy a used gun with the packaging. And somewhat disappointed when a pre-owned firearm doesn't include all of the original factory items.

[@crankygunreviews]

@@nancyjokulp-long3766 but sometimes a pre-owned is such a good deal, you can’t pass it up

[@nancyjokulp-long3766]

@@crankygunreviews Exactly, I won't pass up a deal. My husband just doesn't understand me wanting the complete factory packaging. To me it's no different than wanting a used vehicle with all of the original factory accessories. And not an aftermarket stereo & plastic hubcaps. 😉

[@kenhughes4715]

Great collection, I really enjoyed seeing these.

[@crankygunreviews]

@@kenhughes4715 thanks!

[@brucecook502]

I've always kept all of the original packaging when I buy something brand new including firearm-related stuff as well as items from other Hobbies that I know that I someday may sell it. I do it for myself as well, I think it's just cool to keep all of these things for old times sake, but I know if I ever sell these things, the next owner would probably appreciate having all of this original stuff to go with the gun or whatever it is 🙂

[@crankygunreviews]

Definitely the next guy will appreciate it, and it’s fun to look at now and again :)

[@brucecook502]

@@crankygunreviews haha I do that sometimes as well. I just bought a new Smith & Wesson M&P Shield 45 6 or 7 months ago and bought a brand new Springfield Hellcat OSP like 4 months ago and I do take the boxes off the shelf in my closet sometimes just to look at them because they are the first brand new guns I have bought in like 15 years

[@bigbossman3806]

I'm with you I love to find older pistols in good condition preferably in the original box. Unfortunately most of the ones I bought over years I've sold again. 😢

[@crankygunreviews]

👍

[@craigsavarese8631]

I have that exact S&W 9VE (still in the original case). I don’t think I have seen any videos on that particular old model. It was my first semi automatic pistol (excluding .22 lr). And I also have a Charter Arms Undercover (stainless/satin finish) unfired in the box. I bought that for my dad - he never shot it though (nightstand gun).

[@crankygunreviews]

I did a few videos on the SW9VE- got tons of views

[@Sungodv]

fun to see guns from when I was in my 20s

[@crankygunreviews]

👍

[@sfqu1]

Very cool! I share the same enthusiasm.

[@crankygunreviews]

@@sfqu1 thanks!

[@guaporeturns9472]

Great lineup , love that 30

[@crankygunreviews]

@@guaporeturns9472 agreed, it’s one of my favorites

[@paulbervid1610]

Nice collection

[@crankygunreviews]

@@paulbervid1610 thanks! Always looking for more

[@markcerone2560]

Nice 👍

[@crankygunreviews]

@@markcerone2560 thanks!

[@immortal218]

Found a norinco sks new in box with manual at garage sale.

[@crankygunreviews]

@@immortal218 nice!

[@wernerpanchenko6542]

How about a ruger mk 1 in original red box barely fired 1976 purchased new still hall price on box

[@wernerpanchenko6542]

All papers with it with one clip

[@crankygunreviews]

@@wernerpanchenko6542 that’s great! I have a stainless mark II in original yellow box, forgot to add that one.

[@kc0lif]

I've bought used guns didn't have a box😢 why would anyone throw box away😮

[@crankygunreviews]

@@kc0lif if you have several they take up a lot of space

[@kylewood8327]

Getting two new guns! 😅

[@crankygunreviews]

lol, that’s a given

[@cbroz7492]

..I recently acquired a former Detroit police S&W M&P. nickel plated w/2in. bbl. The factory letter shows it was ordered about 3 weeks before I was born in 1949 and delivered when I was a little over 2 months old..it came with a spring loaded leather clamshell holster..and what purports to be the original box..I LOVE those old Smif boxes..especially the ones from the pre-model number guns. If the box proves not to be original,I'll sell it separately..

[@crankygunreviews]

@@cbroz7492 that is AWESOME

[@AeolusIICB]

Any of those boxes smell like the 70s? 🚬🤪

[@crankygunreviews]

@@AeolusIICB I don’t know, I wasn’t around in the 70’s

[@AeolusIICB]

@@crankygunreviews They smelled a lot like the 80s only with less Aqua Net and more cigarettes! 😬

[@STL_Ammo_Man]

First

[@crankygunreviews]

@@STL_Ammo_Man 🫡

[@chrissmalley83]

I don't intend to sell any of my guns, so I don't worry too much about what they are "worth", but I appreciate buying guns from those who do. I will pay more for a gun in the original box, and if I pay more for a gun because of its box, I'm going to keep the box. I paid money for that box I was pleasantly surprised earlier this year when I bought an old 686 and it came in its original box. The box wasn't mentioned in the listing, and wasn't in any of the photos, so I didn't pay a "with original box" price. As for keeping new gun boxes? I didn't buy the gun for the box. I still have all of the boxes for the handguns that I purchased new, but that's only because they are easily stored and are out of the way. Long gun boxes take up too much space, and find their way to the burn pile. I'm just doing my part to cull the 10/22 box population so that maybe the box you keep from yours is worth something in 20 or 30 years. You're welcome.

[@crankygunreviews]

lol, I hear you, and thanks for making my 10/22 boxes worth more lol

[@WAFFENAMT1]

Born in 1982, makin me feel old as mastodon poo... nice collection of 80's era pistols, back then purchasing quality firearms would not put you in the poorhouse as it will today...

[@crankygunreviews]

Yeah these weren’t cheap…