Anybody collect old bullet boxes?

JustC

I probably have in the neighborhood of 30 or so duplicate boxes, if anyone wants to maybe trade back and forth to expand their collections. i use them as decorations in my gameroom scattered in and out of my decoys and mounts.

Iconoclast

JustC, there is a market for these, particularly if they are colorful (largely pre-WW2) and in good or better condition. In terms of desirability, my subjective impression is that interest ranges (from top to bottom): shotshell, .22, rifle, handgun. Pre-1900 boxes appeal, as do large rimfire. You would probably have better luck auctioning them than trying to find someone with whom to trade.

JustC

thanks iconoclast, I just kinda like em sitting around the game room as decorations. A little bit of the past to decorate the present. I have the old remington boxes that were green and red. The winchester boxes that were yellow as well as some of the blue/yellow ones. I have hornady match boxes that were a drab brownish and white, some all red remington boxes, and some frontier boxes that were orange and black.

Rosie

C, My son collects them big time. He has a heck of a lot of money tied up in them and still buying! If you have some rare and or real old ones I'm sure he would be interested in them. Rosie

JustC

Rosie, I will take an inventory over the next few days and try to explain, as best I can, the ones I have. If your son has some duplicates that I don't, we can help to expand each other's collections. I'll let you know as time permits. Thanks.