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It is the Batavia Hammerless. See the Hammerless Boxlock section here --

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...sn2alC9ek/edit

From The Baker Gun Quarterly, March 1897 --

Batavia Hammerless from The Baker Gun Quarterly, March 1897.jpeg

Batavia Hammerless text from The Baker Gun Quarterly, March 1897 01.jpeg

Batavia Hammerless text from The Baker Gun Quarterly, March 1897 02.jpeg

Batavia Hammerless text from The Baker Gun Quarterly, March 1897 03.jpg

It was the Baker Gun & Forging Company's low priced gun during the latter half of the 1890s. A lot of them were made as "trade branded" guns for various dealers. In 1900 they brought out their low priced sidelock guns the Batavia Leader/Special/Damascus/Brush etc.
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