Sort of a Hi-Jack here I suppose. Recently I was shown an old 12 ga hammer double by a former co-worker & still friend. Turned out to be a "New Baker" made by Syracuse Forging & Gun Co, SN 2473. It carried two patent dates on the Watertable, June 1, 1880 & Oct 4, 1887. The first of these would appear to be #228,165 issued to W H Baker for the forend fastener (J Spring) & the second to A C Mcfarland for the Rebounding Locks (trigger plate action). 30" twist barrels & while I didn't weigh it I would guess a solid 8lbs or more. Not high condition but shootable with appropriate loads. Pretty weight forward & a lot of drop to the stock though. Fairly plain wood with checkering mostly worn smooth, but appears to have been originally a nice pattern, nothing real fancy. I do not know if these were offered in different grades or not but this one would have been a basic field grade if so.
