Now, Baker Gun & Forging sold the business to H.& D. This one is 786XX, which puts it in the early days. The Batavia Leader number series were from 75,000 to about 106,000. The sidelock 'Black Beauty' replaced the Batavia Special, Leader, and Damascus guns about 1916. The Batavia line did not have the 'firing pin block safety' or the 'draw block' which passes through the barrel lug and into the frame. This gun in the pics is the BATAVIA LEADER as you can see. They had, in 1909, 'The Baker Gunner,' the 'Batavia Leader' with twist barrels at $25, the 'Batavia Special' with steel barrels at $21.75, the 'Batavia Damascus' at $28, the 'Batavia Brush' at $24, the 'Batavia Ejector' at $35. had a line of double barrel shotguns, sidelocks, called Batavia guns in 1903.

This was made between 19, I believe, made in Batavia, New York. This is a BAKER BATAVIA LEADER double-barrel shotgun.