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My neighbor passed away a few days ago and his widow gave me an old rifle that I had admired. I'm interested in what some of you experts can share about this beautiful old gun.
Condition: Very nice except for a few cracks in the wood, a little light rusting. It looks great on the wall but I would never try to shoot it.
Description: Lots of engraving. Only marking is "W.M. Weiss" on the barrel. No serial numbers or other markings. Fancy forend and butt. I'm thinking this was a pretty high end gun in its day.
My googling leads to me to believe this is a gallery rifle manufactured sometime around the civil war. It also looks to shoot darts rather than bullets. Does anybody have any information that can be shared? Do you think this is a $100. wall hanger or a $5,000. rare gun? I'm thinking its worth about $200-$300.
Condition: Very nice except for a few cracks in the wood, a little light rusting. It looks great on the wall but I would never try to shoot it.
Description: Lots of engraving. Only marking is "W.M. Weiss" on the barrel. No serial numbers or other markings. Fancy forend and butt. I'm thinking this was a pretty high end gun in its day.
My googling leads to me to believe this is a gallery rifle manufactured sometime around the civil war. It also looks to shoot darts rather than bullets. Does anybody have any information that can be shared? Do you think this is a $100. wall hanger or a $5,000. rare gun? I'm thinking its worth about $200-$300.