LG - I would disagree with your premise and direct you to the American Longrifle, long considered one of the best reflections of early American folk art. Many are unsigned, but each may be associated by the style of carving, architecture, and furniture with various regional "schools". From there some rifles may be identified with an individual with known and signed examples. The signed ones go for big bucks, but the unsigned ones aren't too shabby either as attention grabbers. Like everything, some were better than others. Know what makes a firearm great and the poor ones stand out like sore thumbs.