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Unread 02-10-2020, 10:29 AM   #1
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I want to share some pics of a nice straight grip Baker Sterling SBT gun that came to me via a good friend. She dates to about 1916-17. 32” tube with almost 6” of full tapered choke, 36 thou constriction. Stock dimensions at 1-3/8 by 2 by 14-5/8” over a vintage Jostam pad. She’ll be out on the trap fields once they open up this spring but meanwhile I’ll warm her up doing sporting clays single birds on call. Love to see the birds turn into diesel smoke.
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beautiful gun

as I said on the Fox board, a gun like this makes Baker's place in the list of best American gun makers clear
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Understated elegance!
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as nice as they come....charlie
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Wow, Frank. What grade is that gun? Are the lower grade Bakers known to be engraved by Kornbrath?
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Thanks everyone. Bill, she’s a Sterling grade. Regarding Kornbrath I don't know the answer to your question. I looked over the frame engravings carefully and didn't see any obvious signature, but really, I don't know what to look for.
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I found a very similar gun up in Vermont a few years ago. I had a Grieb “sponge” pad that was FUBAR. I put a silvers on it, and toasted 25 targets the first time out. 32” as well.
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Beautiful SBT`s... Conley`s book "The American Single Barrel Trap Gun" has a lot of great information on the Baker Gun Co. One Barrel Trap Gun. The Single Barrel`s were made to order and
no two were made exactly alike. Have several variations in the SBT collection.
Conley credits Roy Mason as Baker`s engraver and some of the higher grade guns were engraved by Kornbrath…

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Conley credits Roy Mason as Baker`s engraver
interesting - Roy Mason was a Batavia NY artist known for his watercolors, I have seen some of his work for sale around here but have passed due to lack of wall space.

according to this, his father Frank was the engraver, but it may have run in the family

http://tfaoi.com/aa/8aa/8aa410.htm
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I cannot remember who I showed the gun to, that was really knowledgeable about Baker Trap guns. They felt like Kornbrath engraved my gun. They also told me that the receiver and barrel were machined from a single piece of steel.

What I do know, is I shoot this gun at trap better than any other.
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