They don't look too awfully old. I have three boxes of 2" Eley in my collection and I don't think any of them are very old either. How do we tell? I have no idea. They are all very nice and would look great in your shell case. What kind of cartridge case did you have built? Who did it for you? What make is your 2" gun?
Case is a match to this Motor case. A retired opthamologist who is no longer making cases did the work. Gun is a Brit 2" branded Abercrombie & Fitch made for US sale and is actually shown in a 1939 A&F catalog I have. LOP is 14&1/4". Weight is 5# 7oz. Proofed in 1939.
