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I have little insight but:

The fitment of the cylinder and the tooling appear to be from a skilled workman. The trigger just appears to me to be of good construction and fits the body.

When I look at the attachment of the trigger guard behind the trigger I do not get a sense of highly skilled craftsmanship. I get the same feeling looking at the way the guard attaches in front of the trigger. Again, these are just general feelings and not related to any personal knowledge of work done under the supervision of D.T. Deeley.

There is not much out on the web about these weapons. In some instances it just becomes a market as to what one is worth to a person and what one is willing to pay.

Is there any verifiable documentation?

Take for instance the pistol turned rifle I referenced above, it was, IIRC, an 1863 colt ball and cap. The gun had been through the armory ten or so too many times. Nothing really matched, but it could be shot. The barrell was elongated and the stock was a screw on with an antique style holder, very period correct for after Civil War. Zero documentation. Unknown age on the stock though the metal was correct to period.

We joked it wasn't worth $500.00. Such a one off piece with absolutely zero provenance, who knows... Sold to a Colt collector. My friend made money (he held the gun for several years) and the collector thought he had something. In my mind, and I am VERY likely wrong, this is the same thing! An expert in firearms with his name stamped on the piece, an interesting period style of weapon, not a common piece, but how to place a value?

Oh, did I mention the mid sight appeared to be missing pieces? I do not know if it is or not but I'm looking for an eyepiece, apature, hole to be looking through. Should be adjustable with distance markings on the piece that is still attached to the rifle. There were several designs, but to my untrained eye I named it as a particular style. I could be wrong!