
It shoots OK (not too accurate but nonetheless it goes bang and the shot placement is fairly predictable) but the cosmetic condition is a little tired as befits something over 100 years old. It chambers and extracts as it should and is marked as "Buffalo Bill Rifle".
He was wondering if it was worth anything and should be sold as part of the estate 'as is' (popular opinion online has it worth more to a collector unrestored) or whether to refinish it and keep it as a memento.
I have searched Quackenbush (an interesting character by all accounts) and found prices in the States where these rifles are quite collectable, but can find no mention of it in the UK.
I'll try to get some pictures up soon.
Any help would be appreciated, thanks.