If you were expecting the stove to be like your old cat stove, no wonder you were disappointed. It could be a decent heater, but may be one of those EPA exempt type stoves. Which means that it will not give you the long burns and not even close to the efficiency. First step is to decifer what it is! ;-)
Good call on the baffle bricks Jimbob!
Figure out what kind of stove it is specifically, make , model, and how to operate and care for it. You'll be able to find a manual for it by researching the site and the web. Then you can safely operate it correctly and get the most heat the stove was intended to offer. Once you figure out what you have, if you decide it's worth keeping, I'd take the bricks out and clean the entire thing and check for cracks or gaps in the welds, as well as warped discolored parts (this is a sign of over fire.) The thing looks like it could use a clean up. It looks to have leaked something from the front where those runs are below the door. Almost like something spilled on it or oozed out of it. I would wire brush the whole thing and repaint it. Replace any damaged bricks, as long as all the welds are intact! With a little TLC, I bet it could be a nice looking and heating stove! I like the detail on the glass. Also, the pipe on top, if it is galvinized, will give off hazzardous gasses as others stated.
Good luck with it, happy heating!
Chris
Edit: I found the same stove on a bing search by typing in cfm wood stoves. It may be a CFM fw300010. Sure looks the same. Rated to put out from 12,000-55,100 BTU's. EPA rated stove. So it could be a decent heater.
http://www.webanswers.com/home-gard...out-for-cfm-wood-stove-model-fw-300010-98a7ee
The link above may bring you to a place where another link is highlighted where you can download the pdf. Once you get to the page scroll down and see the link to the manual. I don't know how to send a pdf file here otherwise I would. I added the two pages of the manual I could find to this post. Just click on the picture to see the pictures in full size, just click control +/- to zoom in or out.
Before you light another fire in that stove make sure all clearances are met and you have a safe set up. It's not worth the risk. Once you check it all out, then burn away! I bet it'll be a nice stove!