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Welcome and the Baker came out great. One of my favorite shows on TV years ago was the series "Sharps Rifles".
Chief Electrical Engineer. Sub cat as marksman.Very nice rifle. What were you in the Royal Navy?
Very nice rifle. What were you in the Royal Navy?
I was in USN for four years,made PO2, second class boilerman (E-5). Visited Portsmouth twice,enjoyed the beer and fish and chips.Chief Electrical Engineer. Sub cat as marksman.
I was in USN for four years,made PO2, second class boilerman (E-5). Visited Portsmouth twice,enjoyed the beer and fish and chips.
My son 46 married a girl from SlovaciaHi everyone, I'm from England, but now live in Slovakia.
I recently purchased a Baker Rifle from TRS. Fabulous!!! It took me over a year to assemble it, but the finished product is a dream. A few ignition problems at first, but White Lightning fixed it. Now I get the real 'flash, bang' instead of 'flash, panic'!!!!
I'm looking forward to reading all of your exploits!
Hahaha.....so did I !!!!!My son 46 married a girl from Slovacia
Hello again I made this rifle up in 1973. .625 rifled bore and a 1810 late east India company stronger Bess lock same as the 1810-20 baker rifle I have never thought it could be say an officers baker rifle but looks the part never fired it. Yrs I thought that’s interesting. I was making it more German at the time It sparks realy well. Perhaps I should add more brassHiya good folks!
Thank you all so much for your warm welcome..........I think there is something magical about guns that forms a common link, regardless of country!
Hopefully I've managed to upload some pics, but I'm not the greatest photographer or computer buff, so it's all a bit hit and miss for me!
The Baker was always a dream of mine. I belong to a Masonic Lodge called the Bloomsbury Rifles (I'm a Royal Navy man myself) and the Lodge is attached to the Bloomsbury Rifles Regiment, which was part of the Queen's Rifles, which was part of the Victoria Rifles Regiment which were originally known as........yup, the 95th Rifles Regiment, which totally destroyed Napoleon's Imperial Guard at the Battle of Waterloo, their first defeat. And they did it with the Baker rifle.
After much searching and research into the rifle I finally found The Rifle Shoppe, in the good ol' US of A! Don't believe a word you hear about TRS, they are fantastic! Jane and Jesse are wonderful folk who did everything possible to fulfill my dream.
But beware anyone buying a kit. The kit is absolutely accurate in every detail, but it comes very rough, everything must be machined and worked to fit. So unless you are a skilled metalworker, machinist, gunsmith, blacksmith and carpenter, with the appropriate workshop, you'll be best to do as I did, farm out the tricky bits to an expert. The lock must also be hardened and tempered to the correct tolerance otherwise your frizzen and main springs will snap. The sling was made from the correct original design for the early 19th century version. I decided on the sword bayonet as that was what was used at Waterloo. After Waterloo, the rifles were adapted to receive the triangular, lug bayonet.
Anyway, without further ado, the pics, please forgive the quality!!!
You've got some beautiful women over there!Hahaha.....so did I !!!!!
Have you nothing pleasant to say Rudyard I know it’s not a baker and it’s inert but it has a genuine stronger Bess lock from around 1810 to 1820 I could put an older Swan neck action on it The guy at Dorking usually has a couple of Bakers around £4.5k. Your comments acceptedThe East India Companies Bakers series lock wasn't adopted till 1818 nor did any Baker have an Oct barrel . Minor details 'Officers model? Oh yes bound to be. Dream on. Maybe you should add more reality & not worry about the brass so much .
Rudyard
I had an offer to go aboard the Ark Royal by a Chief Petty Officer and drink a yard of ale. Like a dummy I didn't take him up on the offer.Hahahaha.....yes, the beer and fish 'n chips!! I was twice in the states during my Navy days, New York and Fort Lauderdale. I remember first trying the American hot dog in New York and I think it was called a Cuban sandwich in Lauderdale. Amazing.....both of them!!! Great memories.
From Maine USAThe East India Companies Bakers series lock wasn't adopted till 1818 nor did any Baker have an Oct barrel . Minor details 'Officers model? Oh yes bound to be. Dream on. Maybe you should add more reality & not worry about the brass so much .
Rudyard
Rudyard there are baker rifles and baker rifles some bespoke ones were produced with octagonal barrels etcThe East India Companies Bakers series lock wasn't adopted till 1818 nor did any Baker have an Oct barrel . Minor details 'Officers model? Oh yes bound to be. Dream on. Maybe you should add more reality & not worry about the brass so much .
Rudyard
Barrel | Length | 29.75 in. |
Barrel | Length | 756 mm |
Overall | Length | 44 in. |
Overall | Length | 1118 mm |
Overall | Weight | 3.62 kg |
Overall | Weight | 8 lb |
Lock with SN and XXVII underneath butt | |
? N.706 | Top flat near muzzle Engraved |
? Sun mark | Left flat at the breech Stamped |
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