John, you are correct. I typed the wrong dates for the first picture. Sorry for the confusion. From the information I have the first gun is from late 1887 or early 1888. I will correct the post.
I believe the name Baker Gun and Forging Co., Batavia, came just before the introduction of the hammerless models in 1892. The article by myself and Bill Furnish in Double Gun Journal should have those dates .
All of my examples should be from the name Syracuse Forging Co., or Syracuse Forging and Gun Co. , Syracuse , NY, or Syracuse Forging and Gun Co. , Batavia, NY. Was it about 1891 that the Company Name became Baker Gun and Forging Co. , Batavia, NY .
