My favorite line about Ballards... a Ballard adds ten years to your life...   
Made it to my first gun show (Cody Collectors Show) of any consequence for the year this weekend and my support group was in full force too!  Thanks Tony,  thanks Kim.  I might have walked away without anything if it hadn't of been for them.
It appears to be a #9 Ballard in 32-40.  I got home, had to cast some bullets, lube, and then put some loads together.  Late afternoon, the wind laid down but for us the heat was up - HOT  98°.  It went bang and everything did as it should but the groups show nothing definitive - mostly me I'm sure.
Have to do something with the sights but everything else should remain the same...
We talk about buyer's remorse, I get it when I buy a vehicle, a camper, a boat, RV, even a bolt gun -usually exists- but a Ballard? Never.   
Greg

Greg,
   looks like you found a good one. Ballards are hard to beat in the looks department.

I would imagine that without some nice old Ballard rifles in my life, I'd have died years ago! 

Nice find! Ballards seem to "hide" at gunshows. Both of the ones I've had in my life were not easily visible, but on the table  since their owners were not really in a hurry to part with them.Found my first one in Portland Oregon, and my current one in Denver.It may take me the ten years to get it to shoot properly, but it's so beautiful I'm happy to be along for the ride.

You get all the good stuff, Greg.   

I'm happy for ya. Knock yourself out with that #9. I mean it.   

Congrats on a wonderful find!  Miss Cody....miss the old stomping grounds.

Thanks all!   
Hoping for more range time with this one.
Ran the Teslong camera down the bore, there are some issues, the last 1/8" of rifling is gone, tapers out to nothing... it will be interesting to see what it does.

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I reminisced to the wife about some of my wanderings in the area back in my teens, the sport events our schools competed in, and wondered out loud if you would've been there then?

Nice # 9 Ballard! I agree with  Val on the condition, good honest wear and should be fun to shoot. I would guess the lack of rifling at the muzzle can only be determined by how well it shoots. I’ve never seen that before, but I would tend to think it’s effects would be minimal assuming the crown is good.
I was fortunate last year to pick up a #8  Ballard at the Tulsa show. It had all matching numbers except the butt stock, the stock was crudely carved out of an older 2x6! I bought it pretty cheap, came and looked in my parts drawer and I had a Union Hill stock that fit up perfectly. I had bought the stock from Gary Quinlan back in 2011! Never know you might need one!