|  | 
|  |  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 
 
 
 
 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|  | Mono block or sleeved |  | 
|  03-10-2023, 01:58 PM | #3 | ||||||
| 
 
 |  Mono block or sleeved 
			
			Could they be sleeved Dave?
		 | ||||||
|   |   | ||||||
|  |  |  | 
| The Following User Says Thank You to Larry Stauch For Your Post: | 
|  |  | 
|  03-10-2023, 03:33 PM | #4 | ||||||
| 
 
 |   
			
			If it wasn't built that way, I can't imagine someone springing for the cost of sleeving such a low priced gun as a Folsom Batavia Leader.  It is assumed that the H & D Folsom Arms Co. Bakers were built at their Crescent Fire Arms Co. plant in Norwich, Conn.  At the same time nearby in Norwich, Davis - Warner Arms Corp. was making their Davis doubles with mono-bloc barrels -- C835 01 PREMIER 16-gauge 28-inch.jpg Wonder if there may have been some cross-pollination? | ||||||
|   |   | ||||||
|  |  |  | 
| The Following 4 Users Say Thank You to Dave Noreen For Your Post: | 
|  |  | 
|  03-10-2023, 05:58 PM | #5 | ||||||
| 
 
 |   
			
			with those bright case colors,  maybe worth a restoration to someone as a family piece?? or a gunsmith's project to learn on? 
				__________________ "If there is a heaven it must have thinning aspen gold, and flighting woodcock, and a bird dog" GBE | ||||||
|   |   | ||||||
|  |  |  | 
|  |  | 
|  03-16-2023, 08:04 AM | #6 | ||||||
| 
 
 |   
			
			https://parkerguns.org/forums/album....ictureid=13297 Today I noticed this old album showing a late paragon with a crossbolt. I had not seen this feature before. ? 
				__________________ B. Dudley | ||||||
|   |   | ||||||
|  |  |  | 
| The Following User Says Thank You to Brian Dudley For Your Post: | 
|  |  | 
|  03-16-2023, 10:32 AM | #7 | ||||||
| 
 
 |   
			
			Brian, as I recall the Folsom Paragons had the crossbolt and lower grades did not.  Many of those Folsom Paragons had hidden crossbolts.
		 | ||||||
|   |   | ||||||
|  |  |  | 
| The Following User Says Thank You to Daryl Hallquist For Your Post: | 
|  |  | 
|  03-20-2023, 04:25 AM | #8 | ||||||
| 
 
 |   
			
			The gun in question has markings ahead of the monobloc joint "C" and "F", maybe cylinder and full.  Isn't a choke marking unusual on this variation?  Would the marking suggest a Lefever or maybe a European monobloc?
		 | ||||||
|   |   | ||||||
|  |  |  | 
|  |  | 
|  03-20-2023, 12:57 PM | #9 | ||||||
| 
 
 |   
			
			Many of the Folsom Baker/Batavia guns I've saved pictures of are marked M on the right and F on the left barrel flat.
		 | ||||||
|   |   | ||||||
|  |  |  | 
|  | 
| Thread Tools | |
| Display Modes | |
| 
 | 
 |