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Can you remove the dirt/debris from the cylinder? What is the barrel like inside? Man, that wood can be brought back but... If there is ANYTHING missing you will be hard pressed to replace, a good tool and die maker who dabbles in gunsmithing?
Is that a modified Buffington sight? If so, it is missing some parts, but those can be located.
I would not wish to venture a guess on value. Custom made, is that trigger guard original (I am not sure but guess not)? I've been wrong before, and will be again, but the way it appears to me to fit in the pictures does not look the same as the other fitments done by the maker.
It is hard for me to tell from the photos, but how does the stock meet the gun behind the trigger? I am not sure this was maker correct, but I really do not know. The wood appears to be altered in order to fit, but again, I am not sure.
The dirt and debris around the cylinder and trigger really detract from it's beauty and value. Significantly. I like the form of the stock, whether or not it is original, and the wood can be brought back.
This type of gun (if it is in firing condition, I cannot tell from the photos) is a hoot to shoot. Make sure the cylinder turns true and aligns with the barrel. Loved an old Colt (1860s) that was this way, but it was a converted pistol for horseback with the detachable stock. Wish I had the spare change to have bought it from my friend. Someone else ended up with a very nice little shooter.
Hope my ramblings help, but I am out of the loop too far to provide a value range and would have trouble valuing such a piece in it's current condition with so many unknowns in my mind.
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David
'83 SC Targa (sold  ) MANLY babyblue honda '00 F250 7.3L (MINE!)
'15 F250 Gas (Her Baby) '95 993 (sold  )
I don't take scalps. I'm civilized like white man now, I shoot man in back.
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