Bill, from what I have seen over the years, your box of Eleys would do well on Gun Broker. If it were mine, I would start the bidding no less than $400.00. If it did not sell, you can always go down, if you want. That brass 4 in my photo is a $100.00 cartridge. The paper Eley 4 is easily a $25.00 specimen. I don't know if anyone loads custom 4s or 8s, but shooting originals, if they even fire, can be very expensive, especially if the box is still sealed.

bill i bid 500 hundred on a box of eley 4 ga and i did not get them..if i remember rite the owner wanted 800 hundred for them...they are scarce i bet a box of winchester 4 ga would go inthe 1000 s several times.. i would get me a gun to shoot them shells at least one of them...been adream of mine to fire one of these old cannons... charlie

Charlie, I recall the auction or offer to sell that you mentioned. I wouldn't have sold them for $500 either. They are worth a bunch more than that. I wonder who that guy was? Maybe he has changed his mind. I recently bought a lifetime supply of modern Gamebore and Eley eights that someone can buy from my estate sale. I don't know if I will ever shoot them, but I did know for sure that I needed them when I was counting out the bills.

bill i bid on a 4 ga but did not get it..was a w d golden gun with 36 inch barrel a hammer gun double went for a few dollars under 5 grand...i sure would like to have tried it out with the one eley 4 ga shell that i have...hope who ever got it shoots it some instead just looking at it.... charlie

An empty 4 gauge Eley box went for $168.00 plus shipping this week.

i seen that box just forgot about it...i paid all most that much for a nice 8 ga eley empty box..the 4 s are rare... charlie