Sedgley rifle
Trying to find info on a rifle that a fellow has for sale here. It is a Sedgley, but not based on the 03 Springfield, but a '98 mauser action, and I can't seem to find any info on it. It is 30-06 cal. with nice classic european style stock with horn forearm tip and grip cap, engraved floorplate, as well as some engraving on the action, express sights. help??
James R. Allen
James R. Allen
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My 2 cents, is that there is no way your going to find out anything regarding that particular rifle.
R. F. Sedgley, of Philadelphia, PA was in the business of customising/sporterising rifles for years.
Although he is primarily known for his work with Springfields, If somebody walked into his shop with money in hand, I believe he would work on anything.
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James, Write me at mjpetrov@acsalaska.net and I'll try to help. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by rufe-snow
My 2 cents, is that there is no way your going to find out anything regarding that particular rifle.
R. F. Sedgley, of Philadelphia, PA was in the business of customising/sporterising rifles for years.
Although he is primarily known for his work with Springfields, If somebody walked into his shop with money in hand, I believe he would work on anything.
Rufe... Sedgley was also well known for his work on the Winchester Model 1885 Single-shot rifles. When the DCM started selling off all of the Winchester Winder Muskets (in 1922-23), Sedgley bought up several hundred of them and converted them to real nice looking varmit rifles chambered primarily for the 22 Hornet. In 1930 Winchester sold off all of their remaining Model 1885 parts, and Sedgley bought those as well. He then assembled a few hundred more single-shot varmit rifles.
Bert H.
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quote:Originally posted by Bert H.
Rufe... Sedgley was also well known for his work on the Winchester Model 1885 Single-shot rifles. When the DCM started selling off all of the Winchester Winder Muskets (in 1922-23), Sedgley bought up several hundred of them and converted them to real nice looking varmit rifles chambered primarily for the 22 Hornet. In 1930 Winchester sold off all of their remaining Model 1885 parts, and Sedgley bought those as well. He then assembled a few hundred more single-shot varmit rifles.
Bert H.
Real Men use a SINGLE-SHOT!
If Sedgley bought the Winder Muskets in 1922-23, he sure didn't convert them to 22 Hornet. Winchester didn't put the Hornet on the commerical market until 1930.0 -
quote:Originally posted by rufe-snow
quote:Originally posted by Bert H.
Rufe... Sedgley was also well known for his work on the Winchester Model 1885 Single-shot rifles. When the DCM started selling off all of the Winchester Winder Muskets (in 1922-23), Sedgley bought up several hundred of them and converted them to real nice looking varmit rifles chambered primarily for the 22 Hornet. In 1930 Winchester sold off all of their remaining Model 1885 parts, and Sedgley bought those as well. He then assembled a few hundred more single-shot varmit rifles.
Bert H.
Real Men use a SINGLE-SHOT!
If Sedgley bought the Winder Muskets in 1922-23, he sure didn't convert them to 22 Hornet. Winchester didn't put the Hornet on the commerical market until 1930.
Rufe...
Please do not take this the wrong way as I have no intention of being a smartass about this. With that said, I guess my original statement was not clear enough for you, but it is written properly.
To be more specific, I did not state that Sedgley bought them in 1922-23. What I did state, was that Winchester started selling them off in 1922-23 (emphasis on the word "started"). For what it is worth, when information is contained inside parens within a sentence or paragraph, it is placed there to provide clarifying or amplifying information to the preceding text, and it does not apply to any following text i.e. ", Sedgley bought up several ..." (note the comma placement).
In retrospect, I suppose that I should have added that Sedgley was buying them up in the early 1930s (but that information is implied in my original statement), or I could have left out the amplifying information about when the DCM started selling them. Most all of us know that the 22 Hornet did not arrive on the scene until 1930.
Bert H.
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Bert,
I've owned a couple of Sedgley hiwalls in .22LR that started of as Winder Muskets, so they might have been buying them and working on them in the 20's. I like your hypothesis about them getting them from the DCM rather than directly from Winchester as John Campbell surmised.
quote:Originally posted by Bert H.
quote:Originally posted by rufe-snow
quote:Originally posted by Bert H.
Rufe... Sedgley was also well known for his work on the Winchester Model 1885 Single-shot rifles. When the DCM started selling off all of the Winchester Winder Muskets (in 1922-23), Sedgley bought up several hundred of them and converted them to real nice looking varmit rifles chambered primarily for the 22 Hornet. In 1930 Winchester sold off all of their remaining Model 1885 parts, and Sedgley bought those as well. He then assembled a few hundred more single-shot varmit rifles.
Bert H.
Real Men use a SINGLE-SHOT!
If Sedgley bought the Winder Muskets in 1922-23, he sure didn't convert them to 22 Hornet. Winchester didn't put the Hornet on the commerical market until 1930.
Rufe...
Please do not take this the wrong way as I have no intention of being a smartass about this. With that said, I guess my original statement was not clear enough for you, but it is written properly.
To be more specific, I did not state that Sedgley bought them in 1922-23. What I did state, was that Winchester started selling them off in 1922-23 (emphasis on the word "started"). For what it is worth, when information is contained inside parens within a sentence or paragraph, it is placed there to provide clarifying or amplifying information to the preceding text, and it does not apply to any following text i.e. ", Sedgley bought up several ..." (note the comma placement).
In retrospect, I suppose that I should have added that Sedgley was buying them up in the early 1930s (but that information is implied in my original statement), or I could have left out the amplifying information about when the DCM started selling them. Most all of us know that the 22 Hornet did not arrive on the scene until 1930.
Bert H.
Real Men use a SINGLE-SHOT!0
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