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Question
10 gauge right side has syraus forging & gun co syracus n.y     break the gun open it says pat"d oct 4 1887 then june 1 1880 it is a 3 inch right side says the baker under the front stock it has 1884 may be sn as i can not find one it has hammers and kind of a vent rib 31 inches long the whole gun is48 inches long i would like any imfo on this gun and a value it is about 30 percent blueing left very good wood any imfo will b greatful thank you kramer from saskatchewan canada

Answer
Hello Jeff,

Syracuse Forging and Gun Company basically is a high end collector shotgun that the gun blue book recommends a professional appraisal on if the gun is within 80% of its original condition. The history behind the gun basically is as follows. W.H. Baker made a few guns, eventually joined companies with his brother Ellis Baker and changed the name of his guns to  Syracuse Forging and Gun Company in 1887 until early 1889, when the name was changed to Baker Gun and Forging Company. In 1889 their building burned down, Mr. W.H. Baker died and Mr. Ellis Baker moved the company to Batavia, NY. In 1899 Mr Ellis Baker died and in 1919 the company patents were sold to H&D Folsom. Hope this information helped, get that gun appraised you may have found a diamond in the rough!