Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Co. is pleased to present this awesome break-action double-barrel shotgun today for a penny-start auction, this is the Baker Gun Co. Batavia Leader.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Baker Gun Co.
Model: Batavia Leader
Serial: 16279F
Caliber: 12 Gauge
Finish: Color Case Hardened Receiver with Blue Barrels
Barrel Length: 28" Barrels with Fixed Chokes (according to choke gauge, the right barrel has a modified choke, and the left barrel has a fixed choke)
Optics/Sights: Bead Front
Stock/Grips: Walnut Buttstock and Forend with Checkering
Action: Break-Action / Double-Barrel
Markings: Standard / The left side of the receiver is stamped “Batavia Leader”. The left side of the receiver is stamped “Baker Gun Co. / Norwich, Conn”.
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Batavia Leader was a lower-priced sidelock double-barrel shotgun produced under the Batavia line by the Baker Gun & Forging Company of Batavia, New York, in the early 20th century, with early examples commonly encountered with twist barrels. After Baker Gun & Forging sold its gun-making business to H. & D. Folsom Arms Co. in 1919, the Batavia Leader name was used by Folsom for a plain field-grade shotgun fitted with fluid steel barrels. Folsom-era Baker guns are widely identified by collectors through the presence of an “F” in the serial number, and the model appears in Folsom catalogs during the late 1920s, after which Baker guns no longer appear. Because no Folsom production records are known to survive, modern understanding of production dates and characteristics of the Batavia Leader is based on surviving examples, period catalogs, and long-standing collector research, rather than factory documentation.
Model: Batavia Leader
Serial: 16279F
Caliber: 12 Gauge
Finish: Color Case Hardened Receiver with Blue Barrels
Barrel Length: 28" Barrels with Fixed Chokes (according to choke gauge, the right barrel has a modified choke, and the left barrel has a fixed choke)
Optics/Sights: Bead Front
Stock/Grips: Walnut Buttstock and Forend with Checkering
Action: Break-Action / Double-Barrel
Markings: Standard / The left side of the receiver is stamped “Batavia Leader”. The left side of the receiver is stamped “Baker Gun Co. / Norwich, Conn”.
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Batavia Leader was a lower-priced sidelock double-barrel shotgun produced under the Batavia line by the Baker Gun & Forging Company of Batavia, New York, in the early 20th century, with early examples commonly encountered with twist barrels. After Baker Gun & Forging sold its gun-making business to H. & D. Folsom Arms Co. in 1919, the Batavia Leader name was used by Folsom for a plain field-grade shotgun fitted with fluid steel barrels. Folsom-era Baker guns are widely identified by collectors through the presence of an “F” in the serial number, and the model appears in Folsom catalogs during the late 1920s, after which Baker guns no longer appear. Because no Folsom production records are known to survive, modern understanding of production dates and characteristics of the Batavia Leader is based on surviving examples, period catalogs, and long-standing collector research, rather than factory documentation.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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Return Policy
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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