Quote Originally Posted by Abasmajor View Post
Hello John

I haven't heard of a boxed LJ pistol with any provenance attached to it, but it would seem likely that the pistol would have been sold in the disassembled state, so who knows.

Regards

Brian
You are right Brian, and as far as I know a genuine Lincoln box has never been reported, always assuming that they ever existed. A confirmed box would be a major first.

This particular example was shown to me some years ago by an overseas collector, who had been offered it as genuine and who wanted my advice on its authenticity. As I only had this picture to go on, all I could suggest was the ultraviolet test (on the dodgy label), which if the label glowed bright blue would prove it was made on post-1950 paper. Unfortunately I never heard back so I do not know if any conclusion was ever reached. The box never surfaced again.

Can anyone offer any suggestions about possible pros and cons for authenticity based on what little can be gleaned from the rather poor picture?