BAKER SHOTGUN PARTS SERIAL NUMBERS
BAKER SHOTGUN PARTS SERIAL NUMBER

Please use the email links below to send requested information to the appropriate person. The database will become part of the LCSCA records and will be without owner's names.

Please also include an estimate of originality and anything that you would consider unusual the usual being two ivory beads on the barrel, ejector, a stock without a cheek piece and a banjo or square forend escutheon.įor individuals who are not members of the LCSCA, Tom welcomes your input as well and suggests that there are many advantages to being a member of our association, our informative Journal and this compilation being only two.

Type of trigger return spring (presence or absence of the end of a small screw near the right front of the trigger).

The company's primary interests were in the design, manufacturing, and distribution of shotguns and three barreled guns. The company was founded in Marathon, New York, under the name W.H.

Forend escutcheon (banjo, square, or Curtis push button) was an American firearms manufacturer established in 1863 by William Baker and Lewis Smith.

Stock description (straight, half pistol, full pistol).

If you would like to have your SBT documented with the LCSCA, Please provide the following information: Tom Breeden is collecting information on L.C.

Barrel length and type of steel (indicate if it is a three-barrel gun).

BAKER SHOTGUN PARTS SERIAL NUMBER

The serial number range was about 10,000 to 22,500, and 'Syracuse, NY' was marked on the barrel top. Smith hammer and hammerless guns made in Syracuse. Daryl is capturing information on the W.H. David Williamson are gathering data on these early guns from everyone willing to provide information. Guns were made after that time, but most collectors agree that quality began to decline after the depression. With your help PLEASE and the very generous offer of two of our members, a data base will be created that will provide knowledge about these great early shotguns. The Golden age of American shotguns lasted only about 40 years, from about 1890 until the Great Depression. Nearly 16,000 early guns are without factory records! Baker guns (two and three barrel guns) and 6,223 for L.C. Smith Shotguns, information is missing on the estimated 9,491 W.H.

BAKER SHOTGUN PARTS SERIAL NUMBERS

However, serial numbers from the company’s beginning through 1888 are not available. Smith shotguns crafted in Fulton, NY are available. Smith Collectors Association’s mission statement is to “Stimulate and educate members and the public in their knowledge of the history and production of the L.C. (adapted from Frank Finch’s Wishes Do Come True, Volume 2, Issue 3, L.C. SMITH, SYRACUSE, NY, AND SINGLE BARREL TRAP (SBT) SHOTGUNS

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