Researcher, I think the last of the Baker Gun and Forging Co. catalogs that you picture had illustrations that were sort of generic , in that the Paragon guns shown with the crossbolt had Nineteen Nine rib extensions and Nineteen Nine shaped lockplates. But, those illustrations also show the pre Nineteen Nine cocking arms. I have never seen a Baker with that combination of configurations. I'd guess the Catalog designer used some "license" when developing the illustrations.
A bit later. I went to the wall in my Gunroom and looked at a 46,000 serial no. range Paragon and it is exactly as pictured in the catalog cuts above. The receiver is Black Oxide finished . This gun is also the only Baker Gun and Forging Co. double with a factory beavertail that I have seen. With the beavertail, Baker added special reinforcing lugs to the forend Iron to help absorb the added recoil stress of the heavy forearm. The Model Nineteen Nine will have a different cocking mechanism.
Last edited by Daryl Hallquist; 06/06/26 11:42 AM.
