I know this has been discussed before (eg: https://www.airgunbbs.com/showthread...boxes-and-tins)
But since doing the vid on Dario's pellet box & tin collection I've got a new appreciation of the issue and it seems there are more examples of convincing repro box's (fakes) available then ever, some purposefully pre aged:

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I don't see the point....What pleasure do people get from owning these? The mountain of fake Bulldog pellet box's fills me with dread.

I appreciate some people have made reproduction pistol and pellet box's that have a mark or something to distinguish them from originals which is great, but the wholesale mass production of ones that are trying to look as genuine as possible leaves a bad taste.
To me the whole point in acquiring a rare pellet box is the pleasure you get from knowing how rare it is and enjoying how nice some of them look. I really don't see the point in a fake Bulldog pellet box. If you can't find a real one then don't have one! (just my opinion, I'm sure others will disagree)

There was a great thread on how to ID repro pistol box's: https://www.airgunbbs.com/showthread...oxes&p=8164379

But what are things to look out for when looking at repro (is fake too strong a word?) pellet box's? Dario says a lot of repro's have rounded edges to the folds....Should we be walking round arms fairs with little UV torches? Unfortunately they aren't all made from old cornflakes box's

On a well know coastal shops website (no offence intended, I do like that shop) there were 27 different types of repro pellet box's and 7 originals. Many of the repros had blurb saying they were great because you couldn't tell they were reproductions...once these are in circulation it can only muddy the waters.

I know this has been discussed before but for the record knowing what to look out for may help future or new collectors.

Cheers,
Matt