During the period of 1915-1919, Baker Gun and Forging Co. was doing a lot of work on forged auto parts and much less work on guns. Baker "normally" had their different gun models in blocks of serial numbers for each gun model, but during this period they had many models in the same block of serial numbers, from roughly the high 30,000 range through 51,000 or so. In that range one could find single barrel trap guns, Leaders, Paragons, Black Beauty, and a couple of others. I might guess your Leader would have a cocking mechanism different than most Bakers. I might also guess your gun has steel barrels rather than the earlier twist barrels for the Leader. These Leaders were well finished, compared to the Folsom offerings.
The name "Baker Gun Company" can be found on the majority of models by Baker Gun and Forging Co. from the late 1890s through to the end in 1919. That term seems to be the preferred one for them. To the best of my knowledge the company was never incorporated.
Last edited by Daryl Hallquist; 11/01/15 10:22 AM.
