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Hi,
I began this project months ago but did not take or post photos. We are so busy it is difficult to keep up with posting projects. Anyway, I am making a Baker rifle from a TRS parts set. It will be the first pattern 1800 rifle including the famous sword bayonet . I never handled and examined an original Baker. I've seen plenty of photos and have excellent references but never one in the hand. I have the plan printed by TRS, which is very helpful. Here is an original rifle but of a later pattern using a different patchbox design.
I've been working on this rifle in fits and starts since April but we had too much other work to do and I could not concentrate on it. The TRS pars look good and the stock appears to be English walnut.
This is a massively strong gun that is almost over engineered in my opinion. My first task was building the lock. A TRS lock parts set looks like this example when you get it (lock for Elliot carbine).
dave
I began this project months ago but did not take or post photos. We are so busy it is difficult to keep up with posting projects. Anyway, I am making a Baker rifle from a TRS parts set. It will be the first pattern 1800 rifle including the famous sword bayonet . I never handled and examined an original Baker. I've seen plenty of photos and have excellent references but never one in the hand. I have the plan printed by TRS, which is very helpful. Here is an original rifle but of a later pattern using a different patchbox design.
![HO9MtFS.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/d2f/d2f6de6c57236bf411299fc678384e40.jpg)
![mBcciWD.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/7d1/7d1f39368d3aabf3b8420542b9793137.jpg)
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I've been working on this rifle in fits and starts since April but we had too much other work to do and I could not concentrate on it. The TRS pars look good and the stock appears to be English walnut.
![WR8RviE.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/bb1/bb10d2126e39d03df596da98b803e21c.jpg)
![ZpboTQJ.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/16a/16a8cd0c92b0fc098f1e2c330206f6b7.jpg)
![kLp8Xrb.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/bb3/bb3f2e3ebf68e41f4ea641faee3ce773.jpg)
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![f5NE3IA.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/c30/c30e3b2d291a014651de90db987de77b.jpg)
This is a massively strong gun that is almost over engineered in my opinion. My first task was building the lock. A TRS lock parts set looks like this example when you get it (lock for Elliot carbine).
![MRanCg5.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/e73/e73f5e2078bca6bd4017b099af552cc9.jpg)
dave