This Winchester Repeating Arms Co. manufactured two piece, full top, cardboard box with green top label and brown side band contains all 50 rounds of Smokeless 22 Short ammunition with copper cases and is in very good condition with light wear and some fraying on the bottom edge of the front of the side band. The sealing band that runs across the bottom of the box has been broken and triangular piece has been torn off. Included in the box are a green, red, and buff Winchester advertisement insert displaying the codes "2196." and "7-13" and a brown paper slip guaranteeing the stability of the powder used in the cartridges and featuring the codes "2232" and "2 11". The word "SMOKELESS" is printed in red across the top label of the box which features the code 15 underneath the word "WINCHESTER" and 10-8 in the lower right corner. The front of the side band displays a five line guarantee that is indented, the label codes 127 and 4 10, and the company name. The back of the side band displays three lines of product information and the dot punched date code. One end of the band features the Winchester Smokeless starburst while the other end features a red W overprinted with two lines of box contents in black and followed by "Trade Mark Reg. U. S. Pat / Off. and through't the world" in red at the bottom. The copper casings display the "H-10" headstamp and have a coating of tarnish present.

Date of Manufacture: This style box was introduced in circa 1905 and was produced until circa 1920.

Note: This box is similar to the Huegel # WRA-7 S-3.5 variation. The difference observed is that this box displays a different side band. The front of the brown side band displays the codes 127 and 4 10, an indented guarantee, and the company name, while the back side features three lines of information. The Winchester Smokeless starburst is displayed on one end and the other end features a red W overprinted by two lines of box contents in black and followed by "Trade Mark Reg. U. S. Pat / Off. and through't the world" in red.

This box is cataloged in Richard Rains's book Winchester Two-Piece .22 Boxes 1873 To 1927 as WRA-60 S-26(b). This box displays sides 4 and 15 and ends 2 and 9.

Date Codes Observed on This Box: 15  10-8 (top), 127  4 10 (side band)