When I was researching hammer Syracuse guns and collecting serial numbers I was mainly interested in the hammer guns because at the time there was little information on them. Russ gave me his serial number of both hammer and hammerless which totaled about 45. After that I started collecting both hammer and hammerless and pictures when available. As of this day I have 153 serial numbers from L.C. Smith Maker of Baker Guns, Syracuse, N.Y. 1877-1883 of both double barrel…
David, if you’re still collecting Syracuse hammer gun numbers I will be glad to share details of my “L.C. Smith Maker of Baker Guns, Syracuse, N.Y.” gun.