Danger-Mouse Posted July 24, 2020 Report Share Posted July 24, 2020 Quite an interesting short video about owning, and making an iconic Baker Rifle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enfieldspares Posted July 24, 2020 Report Share Posted July 24, 2020 At one time didn't the gunsmith that used to be at the Royal Armouries in Leeds bespoke make some at a huge price? I forget his name. Bit of an odd fish to deal with. He used to stand at various arms fairs in the 1990s and so. I'd dispute the statement about the Sharpe novels. Anyone with an interest in the Napoleonic Wars will know of Rifleman Harris. As a kid I read his book by that real person "The Recollections of Rifleman Harris". There's also a similar book related to WWII "The Recollections of Rifleman Bowlby". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theshootist Posted July 24, 2020 Report Share Posted July 24, 2020 A former REME artificer and friend of mine is crazy about those Baker rifles. He worked on the Sharpe series and made the replicas including the Sgt's volley gun. Great guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manton Posted July 24, 2020 Report Share Posted July 24, 2020 Peter Dyson and Son made reproduction Baker rifles and they still do at a price which is very high . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 24, 2020 Report Share Posted July 24, 2020 22 minutes ago, manton said: Peter Dyson and Son made reproduction Baker rifles and they still do at a price which is very high . Yeah they're mentioned in the video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunman Posted July 25, 2020 Report Share Posted July 25, 2020 We sold a Volunteer version , different sights and checkering , That had been bought from a private owner in Texas . The rifle was in very good condition having excellent clean bore and looked to have been little used . Rumor was that the then Mexican Government had bought Baker rifles for their army and these were used at the Alamo , in what is now Texas . There is no proof what so ever that this particular gun any such connection , but it did make an interesting story . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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