Baker guns made in Batavia, NY are of good quality. Bakers in grades above Parogon are very difficult to find. I have seen 1 Expert and 1Deluxe made in Batavia in 50 years of collecting. Even the entry level guns such as the Batavia Brush and Batavia Damascus are scarce which can make collecting Bakers a frustrating pastime. The best article on Bakers to my knowledge was written in the American Rifleman in 1968 by Ken Shanks. One other thing that Baker did that was uncommon was dropping grades and adding grades on a regular basis. The fact that the majority of there guns built in Batavia had damascus barrels didn't help there popularity either.
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