![]() ![]() Let’s take a look at some of the problems that troubled my clients a few weeks ago, and go through a few basic checks all guns were returned to their former Baker ejecting glory. It is only neglect and wear and, dare I say, poor workmanship which results in malfunction. With that said let’s assume all guns fitted with the system left the factory ejecting positively and well-timed. The Baker ejector does have limitations, the mechanism is a little more complex than the Southgate system and the coil springs don’t eject as positively as V Springs. The Baker ejector system is one of the more common ejector systems on vintage guns examples of the system can be found from high priced side locks to mid-range box locks. Learning my trade I was once told by someone with nearly a lifetime’s experience when discussing Baker ejectors “they never worked that well anyway”, I bit my lip and said little because frankly I just don’t buy it. However, don’t judge them too harshly it is pretty rare for a gun in perfect working order to find its way to the workshop.Ī little maintenance over the years would have prevented most of the issues encountered but such has been said by almost every gunsmith and trader who ever wrote an article and there is still no queue for servicing at the end of the season, alas. Over the years rust and a lack of care and upkeep can cause the welds to deteriorate making the gun even more unsafe to fire.You never know what will come through the workshop door, and in the space of a few weeks I have seen three faulty Baker ejector systems. It is not considered safe for any smokeless powder either early low pressure or more modern high pressure. However the barrel was only strong enough for the ammunition in use which was black powder. This method created a pattern in the barrel which was considered very pretty (and it was). The tube was then honed out to the final diameter. The joints or edges of the roll were hammer welded into a solid tube. This one strip was again heated and wrapped (much like a paper towel roller) around a mandrel the diameter of the desired gauge. These were heated, and forged into one long thin narrow ribbon. The maker started out with two or three strips of metal (one steel and one or two iron). Before there were fluid steel barrels or deep hole drilling machines barrels were made using this method. The term damascus refers to the method of making shotguns barrels. Is there any chance anyone here can help us narrow this down? The gun is rough shape, so value is not so much the concern this is a family heirloom, so the info is more for historical knowledge than anything. The barrel appears to be a Damascus twist, but I am not 100% sure what that term refers to, so I am not totally convinced this is the case. The only other info I can provide is that the sideplates are very plain, lacking in any engraving other than "New Baker" which is very faint on both sides. Neither of us knows too much about shotguns, so some of the terminology is way over our heads here.we would really like to know, as close as possible, what year this gun was made. The serial number on this particular gun is 19801. We know for sure it is a Baker Gun & Forging Company shotgun, it is not hammerless, and in fact seems to be very close to the one the original poster was asking about. Click to expand.This info has been hugely useful for me and a friend who are trying to identify an old shotgun he has. ![]()
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