W. H. Baker and Co. Double barrel shotguns
Posted by Ken Descovich on February 10, 2024, 6:42 pm
I feel the information is lacking in this area and would like to get the early L. C. Smith collectors here so we can broaden our knowledge. I was fortune enough to add to my collection two 10 ga W. H. Baker & co. Double barrel shotguns one serial number 224 and the other serial number 287, 224 does not have a dolls head and 287 does, that is one of the differences. They both have a forend release that I have not seen on any other L. C. Smith type shotguns before and in Houchins book he only writes about a friction type forend that was patented in 1880. Attached are a few pictures in another message.
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