The biggest variable in determining value is original condition. Your photos are hard to really tell detail since they are small. But general condition can be gleened from them. You appear to have a sound original condition gun that has been well used, but also likely well maintained. Screws appear to be good and for the post part untouched. Wood looks sound and finish appears to likely be original and un-fooled with. Buttplate is broken. Case coloring in unprotected areas looks to be pretty much gone. Possibly a reasonable amount left under top lever and falling down onto the upper part of the frame's sides. I would say Case color finish maybe at 30%. Barrel blue is hard to tell from the photos. And bore condition is another big thing to consider. I would call the gun to be overall maybe a 40-50% gun. Book value being $2,500 to $3,000 plus 25-30% for Ejectors. So call it $3,000 to $3,700 BOOK value.
Being the gun is more of a hunter/shooter than a collector gun, it would be desireable to people looking to use it as so. In my opinion, those Book values are pretty aggressive given the current market on these guns in that condition. I would call a market price to be more around the $2k mark.
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