Select Category THE BAKER GUN & FORGING CO. Previous trademark used by W.H. Smith Maker in Syracuse, NY on shotguns manufactured 1877-1888.
Two years later the name was changed again, this time to 'Taekwondo' The name was suggested by General Hong Hi Choi (who is considered the father of Taekwondo). On April 11, 1955 at a conference of kwan masters, historians, and Taek Kyon promoters, most of the kwan masters decided to merge their various styles for mutual benefit of all schools. The name 'Tae Soo Do' was accepted by a majority of the kwan masters. Taekwondo techniques by belt.
In my reference book, 'The Breech Loading Shotgun In America 1865 To 1940' written by Joseph T. Vorisek under the section on Baker Gun And Forging Company, Serial Number Ranges For Baker Shotguns, page 104, it list the Batavia Special production starting in 1908 with serial number 150,000 and. 14, 2003, No. 4 (with a serial number listing); and Townsend Breeden, Baker SBT in Vol. 19, 2008, No. 3, 2008++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ GUNS ILLUSTRATED 1997 - 'The Baker Shotguns' by Don Hardin and Daryl Hallquist++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++. Savage Side-by-Side Shotguns: 1961-1987. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above.
Smith section for listings of the Baker patented three-barrel and two-barrel guns. This section covers the popular hammer and hammerless guns manufactured 1887-1919 by the Baker Gun & Forging Company, (founded by William H. Baker) in Syracuse and Batavia, NY and the H&D Folsom Arms Co. 1920-1930 in Norwich, CT. These guns sold in substantial quantities (approx. 190,000) and they attracted a strong and devoted following.
The Baker sidelock shotgun is considered to be one of America's Classic shotguns. Like the L.C. Smith, Parker, LeFever, Fox and Ithaca, collector interest in these high quality sidelock shotguns is increasing. The popular Baker Paragon grade hammerless shotguns were made to customer order, and the company went to great lengths to accommodate the customer's requests for configuration, finish and engraving. Therefore, no two guns are exactly alike. Paragon guns with damascus barrels with 80% or better original finish without pitting, reboring or polishing out are of equal or greater value as shotguns with Krupp steel barrels.