The invention relates to a rigid rapier weaving machine 1*8 multiple box mechanism, wherein a moving slipway (9) is divided into a front slipway (91) and a rear slipway (92), the front slipway (91) and the rear slipway (92) are respectively provided with four-shuttle boxes (10), (11) which can slide from top to bottom, a cylinder (5) is mounted on a fixed mount (6), a piston rod of the fixed mount which is connected with the moving slipway (9) can lead the moving slipway (9) to move back and forth, cylinders (8), (7) are respectively mounted on the lower portion of the four-shuttle boxes (10), (11), and piston rods of the cylinders (8), (7) which are respectively connected with the four-shuttle boxes (10), (11) drive the four-shuttle boxes (10), (11) to slide. The invention can automatically position a required shuttle on the weft insertion operating position to carry out weft insertion, can realize automatic weave of various types hollow fabric (comprises: double-layer four bifurcation, four-layer double bifurcation type, three-layer double bifurcation tube, double-layer three bifurcation, tube generating tube, tube sleeving tube and the like) on the high accurate rigid rapier weaving machine.