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Can anyone shed any light on the Baker Paragon grade? I recently purchased a 20 gauge with ejectors but can't really find much about the gun. Old catalogs show it being the highest grade at one point but that's about all I can find. I'm an L.C. Smith freak so this is a bit new to me. Thanks much, Jerry Andrews

Does yours look like this?





Mine is a 12 gauge with single trigger and ejectors

Mike

Thanks guys, my does look exactly like that one. I appreciate the help, thanks much, Jerry

Jerry, what is the serial no. of your gun ? Is the receiver black, rather than color casehardened ? How do you know your gun is a Paragon ? Some pictures would allow more info on your gun.

Thankyou very much DH, for that informative post,have been trying to pin down (somewhat) a B grade 16, # 44XX.
Thanks again

Big Oak, what do you want "pinned down" ?

Daryl,The grade info I have been able to locate on the net has
been at least somewhat confusing,the gun I have is identical
to the B grade currently listed on Gunbroker.com.
Is there actually
a year to year serial # list.
Thanks much

No year to year list , except from tidbits of info I have picked up over the years. My info pegs your gun in 1901, give or take a year.

Back to the original question, the 20-gauge was only added to the Baker line after H&D Folsom Arms Co. bought Baker. A Paragon of the Folsom era was like this, not at all like the Baker Paragons prior to 1909 --



Around 1909, the Baker Gun & Forging Co. began introducing new models. They still and a Standard Paragon --



And, they also introduced a Baker New Paragon Grade--Model Nineteen-Nine --



By the next Baker Gun & Forging Co. catalogue I have (circa 1915?) the Paragon looks similar to the one offered in the Folsom years after 1919.