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Posted by James b leroy on August 2, 2015, 8:19 am, in reply to " Re: baker 12 gauge hammerless doublebarrel shotgun serial number" Love the gun will be a project gun unless someone The safety is inoperable someone messed with it but it is stuck in the fire position There is what appears to be a ss# vibrator engraved on itĪny clue as to where i might find it or is it possible it does not have one and that is a key to the age.
Batavia new baker shotgun serial number#
I have a fair condition Black Beauty but can't find a serial number anywhere Posted by Paul on June 20, 2015, 6:56 am, in reply to " baker 12 gauge hammerless doublebarrel shotgun serial number" Thanks for the information, i really appreiciate it. Posted by dale cumberland on September 27, 2012, 1:34 pm, in reply to " Re: baker 12 gauge hammerless doublebarrel shotgun serial number" 1919 to 1929 were assembled at their factory in Norwich, Conn., aka Crescent Fire Arms Co.īaker portion of an H & D Folsom Arms Co. The Baker/Batavia guns put out by H & D Folsom Arms Co. sold out the gun part of their business to H & D Folsom Arms Co. With the letter F in the serial number, your Batavia Leader was made after Baker Gun & Forging Co. Posted by Researcher on September 10, 2012, 8:08 pm, in reply to " baker 12 gauge hammerless doublebarrel shotgun serial number" Posted by David Williamson on September 10, 2012, 11:44 am, in reply to " baker 12 gauge hammerless doublebarrel shotgun serial number"
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Re: baker 12 gauge hammerless doublebarrel shotgun serial number thank you any help will be greatly appreicated.
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on the barrels are the letters llh underneath the forearm. on the reciever on the right side of the reciever is the name baker gun company, on the left side are the words batavia leader. there is no engraving on the metal on the reciever or the barrel stating that this gun was manufactured by l.c. I recently purchased a baker 12 gauge hammerless doublebarrel shotgun from a friend of mine and would like to how old this shotgun is and what year(s) it was made in. Posted by dale cumberland on September 10, 2012, 8:52 am Smith Collectors Associationīaker 12 gauge hammerless doublebarrel shotgun serial number This of course would be the best “real” value that can be attached.The L.C. This particular shotgun did sell in 2011 for $800.00. With limited productions, and fewer surviving pieces, not many change hands regularly enough to track values. Placing a value on this particular shotgun is difficult at best. The gun saw a complete restoration in about 1985. Smith, Maker of the Baker Gun”, which puts manufacture from 1880 to 1884. It has the unique Baker system of pushing forward on the front trigger to open the breech. Today this company is known as Smith Corona.īack to the shotgun at hand. Smith sold his gun making business to John Hunter he turned his interest into typewriters. It was this firm that produced the now famous Batavia Leader shotguns.Īfter L.C. Baker introduced his new designs at this time. and started a new firm called the Baker Gun Co. Baker after leaving the original partnership went to Batavia N.Y. Smith shotgun in 1967 made them until 1971. Guns at this time were marketed under the name of “L.C. Hunter Arms continued production until 1945 until the assets were sold to the Marlin Fire Arms Co. Smith sold his business to John Hunter of Fulton New York.
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During this time period the shotguns were marked as L.C. This gun was same gun that became famous as the L.C. In 1884 the Baker guns were replaced by the new hammer shotgun patented by an employee Alexander T. Lyman Smith continued making the Baker designed guns and were marked as “L.C. Leroy Smith and Baker went their separate ways and left Lyman Smith in control of the business. Baker & Co.īy 1880 the partnership had dissolved. The company manufactured three-barrel and side by side guns of Baker’s design. Lyman Smith’s entry into the gun manufacturing business was a partnership with his brother Leroy and W.H. Confusing? First we need to have a little history lesson on L.C. What we have for you this month is a L.C.