Mike,

I have also seen NIB Remington Rands in serial number ranges other than the 2.4 million range, and there is no way of knowing if they were original to the box or not. My thoughts were that really nice pistols were mated up with later boxes as there are a lot more really nice pistols than boxes. Several years back I bought a really nice 2.4 million Remington Rand and the seller provided the information that at one time he had the original box but "let it get away".

Also, how many Colt, Ithaca, or US&S do you see in a genuine original box. There were quite a few of the original boxed Remington Rands sold through the NRA/DCM, and all I have seen were in the 2.4 million range.