Baker porduced sidelock guns with and without hammers, and boxlock type guns with hammers.īaker also designed a unique safety mechanism that is designed for hammerless guns. Great care adn attention was taken to assure correct patterns and accuracy. Barrels for Baker guns were imported Belgian Damascus, English Twist, or German Krupp steel. Baker held many patents and is credited with the design of the Baker guns, the early L.C. Folsom Company of New York City bought out the gun portion of the business. Ellis died in 1899, however the company continued the forging of auto parts and the manufacturing of shotguns until 1919 when the H.D. Baker gave up his medical practice to actively take control of the company, which he renamed the BAKER GUN & FORGING COMPANY. The Baker brothers then took their forging business to Batavia NY and continued to produce carriage parts, and later automobile parts, along with the growing shotugn production. They manufactured carriage part and hammer shotguns until a fire put them out of business. In 1887 he returned to Syracuse to work for his brother who had formed a small forging company known as the SYRAACUSE FORGING COMPANY. Soon after, W.H.Baker moved to Ithaca NY and with several partners established the new ITHACA GUN COMPANY. The partnership lasted only two years, at which time Lyman C Smith bought out the partners shares and renamed the company L.C. and Leroy H.) established the new firm of W.H.BAKER & COMPANY for the purpose of manufacturing shotguns. In 1875 he moved to syracuse, New York, and began manufacturing shotguns. Baker was a master gunsmith and a very inventive designer. I suspect yours is the American.īAKER GUN CO, W.H. Carder) lists two different Bakers, one English and one American. My resource( Side by Sides of the World by Charles E.

This is the least expensive of the Baker Gun & Forging models. haven't been shortened.' The New Baker model, exposed hammers, damascus. Check for short chambers and make sure bbls. Under Baker Gun & Forging: 'Original damascus guns in 80% or better condition with bright case colors will approach the values of steel bbl. If condition is better than 40%.evaluate individually.' Most specimens are priced in the $400-850 range, assuming finish is less than 10%. While relatively rare, most original Baker guns do not have a lot of original finish remaining. and unusual in that the opening mechanism was operated by pressing forward on the front trigger. until Marlin bought them in the early 40's.Īnyway, with that disclaimer, I quote: 'Baker guns were originally made in 10 and 12ga. and it became Baker Gun & Forging and made the New Baker(in addition to the Ithaca.) Then Hunter Arms made the L.C.Smith for 60 yrs. sold an interest to L.C.Smith, who dropped the Baker name in 1883. and didn't see a Model B.(I do this to learn a little.)Before I assume you are referring to a W.H.Baker, what company is marked on the gun? The Baker bros. Blue Book's sections on W.H.Baker and Baker Gun & Forging Co.

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