David,
You look like you have a nice start for a restoration. Sure they can always be better, but they can certainly be worse. I have seen $300 buy a lot less than what you have there.
The first couple of things to assess on any of these guns is as follows...
Is the lockup tight and on face?
How are the bores?
Are the ribs solid?
Is evertyhing functional (locks holding and triggers working)?
Answers to these questions will help you in determining work that might need to be done and also if it is maybe too far gone to realistically put back together.
Your forend looks whipped for sure.
If you look in my albums you will find dissassembly instructions with photos for a Parker Hammer gun. They are for a lifter, but the general process remains the same. That is IF you want t try your hand at it yourself.
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B. Dudley
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