Which box.. and where to buy it?

[03cobraa]

Originally Posted by springer

Cruvon, the outer box for your inner Bufkor box is an early 1980's box. (The inner box is late 1970's.) Somebody, somewhere, mismatched those boxes! Your outer box should have a lid that is green with no leather grain pattern. Here is a pic of the correct combination for the late 1970's Bufkor box which were used in the USA. The two other photos - the one with the GMT and accessories depicts the early 1980's Bufkor box and the third photo depicts the mid-1980's Bufkor box.

The progression of the Bufkor boxes goes like this:

late 1970's, light green lid (no leather-grain pattern on the lid), light green inner box

early 1980's, dark green inner box, dark green outer box lid with a course leather-grain pattern on both the outer box lid and inner box

mid- 1980's, dark green inner box, dark green outer box with a fine leather-grain pattern on both the outer box lid and inner box

Is there a definate year of the box changes? I have a 77 5512 and a 81 16660. Would they use the same late 70s' Bufkor light green box?

[springer]

Originally Posted by 03cobraa

Is there a definate year of the box changes? I have a 77 5512 and a 81 16660. Would they use the same late 70s' Bufkor light green box?

Late 70's Bufkor, probably used to around 1980.

Early 80's Bufkor, 1980-1983

Mid 80's Bufkor, 1983 - 1988/89

These are guides as there is overlap in the years and nothing is absolute, but these are close.