Baker Paragon

[Jawjadawg]

Daryl Hallequist on the Doublegunshop.com forum knows a lot about Baker shotguns. He's written a few articles about them. If you post a Baker question there, he will likely respond within a day. Might even be a member of this forum. Dunno. Of course, there are also some knowledgeable people to be found here.

[Drew Hause]

Lots of infro here, and pics of some beautiful Paragons.

http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/view/17434920

The crossbolt was introduced about 1915. Baker Gun & Forging sold their gun business to H.& D. Folsom in 1919, and it was renamed Baker Gun Co. VERY few Paragons were made after that.

Also check www.bakercollectors.com which Daryl runs

[Researcher]

Here is the Paragon from a circa 1915 Baker catalogue --

[Stepmac]

Originally Posted by Drew Hause

Lots of infro here, and pics of some beautiful Paragons.

http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/view/17434920

The crossbolt was introduced about 1915. Baker Gun & Forging sold their gun business to H.& D. Folsom in 1919, and it was renamed Baker Gun Co. VERY few Paragons were made after that.

Also check www.bakercollectors.com which Daryl runs

The Baker Paragon that I was looking at sold two days ago. Nice shotgun and I'm sure the new owner loves it, as he should. There is another Paragon for sale. I'm also looking at a Greener that Sherman Bell owned. I have been a fan of the late Mr. Bell for decades and I miss his writings. I saved about 20 years of copies of Double Gun magazine which is chocked full of articles written by Mr. Bell. He was a wonderful shotgun guy.

[Boltaction]

Originally Posted by Drew Hause

Lots of infro here, and pics of some beautiful Paragons.

http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/view/17434920

The crossbolt was introduced about 1915. Baker Gun & Forging sold their gun business to H.& D. Folsom in 1919, and it was renamed Baker Gun Co. VERY few Paragons were made after that.

Also check www.bakercollectors.com which Daryl runs

Is there a contact for Daryl? I have visited www.bakercollectors.com many times and it is excellent, but just the last couple of days it seems to automatically redirect to a .cafe website about artisan pastries, like it has been spoofed or something. It would be nice to get that link back again.

[Drew Hause]

Start here
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...k/edit?tab=t.0

Daryl's contact is listed and the other Baker docs