Baker 3 barrel

[John Taddeo]

Is the term " Drilling " used as a generic to describe a three barreled configuration?

[OH Osthaus]

Originally Posted by John Taddeo

Is the term " Drilling " used as a generic to describe a three barreled configuration?

it always seemed to be for me, I assumed this gun is a side by side shotgun with a rifle barrel under. I have seen a few Bakers and they were all in that configuration. The ones I have handled had not, shall we say, aged well. they showed rough use.

it would be interesting to know the chambers. So many of the continental guns are 16 gauge and often a Mauser rifle cartridge. I would wonder if the Bakers were "Americanized" - say a12 with a 30-40 or 30-30.

[John Taddeo]

It is a sxs with the rifle underneath, I will see if I can find out what it is chambered for. A friend showed the gun to me at one time (it is a hammer gun) and I do remember it as being very heavy. I was just curious about the popularity of these guns ,as I thought the Bakers were considered one of the fab american smoothbore gun makers.