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Ed Norman 02-11-2019 04:57 PM

baker side by side shotgun
 
I have a friend that has a couple of baker shotguns, in good to very good condition. I do not know much about shotguns at all. Are they collectable like a parker? I will get more specifics and pictures when I go look at them. Just looking for any general input on that brand of shotgun, guy said they were pre ithaca.

Ed Norman 02-11-2019 05:32 PM

the gun I am looking at is a grade C 12 gauge, 28" barrels in near 98% condition. It has a recoil pad added with floral designs and dogs on each side engraved. Thank You

Mark Ray 02-11-2019 07:06 PM

Bakers are very collectable.

Ed Norman 02-11-2019 07:10 PM

TxHuntermn,
He just sent pictures, he said it had an added recoil pad which wasn't original. The gun is so nice, I don't know if I would shoot it. I have a couple things that I may be able to trade is the only reason I am even looking at it. It is a really nice looking gun. The parkers and fox seem to be the ones that are talked about a lot on the forums and the english guns which I don't think I could ever afford.

Brian Dudley 02-11-2019 08:15 PM

The earlier graded bakers are of very good quality and are collectable. Just not by as large of a crowd as some of the other makers.

Generally speaking, the leaders, black beautys and folsom era guns do not generate much interest.

Ed Norman 02-11-2019 08:40 PM

Brian,
Thank you, I will post what year etc. I am going to go down and look at these guns. He also has a parker vh? with a 1.5 frame? I cannot remember all he talked about, he said one parker had been dropped and the butt plate got cracked and there is a small crack in stock which can be repaired. Would an original parker butt plate be hard to find? Or do they make replacements? Thank you for your input. Ed Norman

Joe Dreisch 02-11-2019 08:49 PM

Baker shotguns
 
Here is a web link to the Baker Collector page-


http://bakercollectors.com/index.php...er-G-F-Co-Guns

A Baker R grade started me out with double shotguns in 1979. Then came a Paragon ejector gun followed by an A grade. Those guns served me well. If the gun you are considering is a solid piece and fits you I think you will like it. Good luck.

Ed Norman 02-11-2019 08:54 PM

Joe D. that site explained a lot, man I am learning a lot in here. Thank You

Nick de Guerre 02-12-2019 05:04 PM

Ed Norman,

Some high grade Baker's are indeed collectible. It's mainly a matter of model and grade. C grade Baker's were a specific line of box lock mechanism which differed from the better known side lock Baker side-by-side that yielded a handful of stunners. I can't claim a tremendous Baker expertise, but my sense is that C grades are generally on the lower-middle end of Baker guns.

If the gun in question is highly engraved it would be neat if you could share some pictures, as I have not seen one so appointed.

- Nudge

Ed Norman 02-12-2019 05:11 PM

Nick,
I got the same kind of idea, that the C grade is a lower grade. I will try to figure out a way to put a side pic of reciever on here. Thanks, Ed


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