![]() ![]() Sedgley would also remove the original serial number and receiver markings above the chamber and renumber the rifles inside the upper tang.this is rifle #1871. The caliber is marked "CAL 30'06" with the Sedgley S-in-a-circle proof just above. Government Springfield rifles, re-heat-treating the receivers, and converting them to excellent sporting rifles. Sedgley made a business out of buying surplus low number U.S. What is very unique about this Sedgley is that the bolt knob has been “Cubed” in all my years of collecting sporting rifles I have never seen that done before. Sedgley, one of the well known Pre-WWII custom rifle builders. This interesting rifle is a 1903 Springfield Sporter manufactured by R.F. Sedgley developed a business which typified the spirit of Eliphalet Remingon, Samuel Colt, and those other pioneers of the American arms industry who were responsible for the golden era of development in American firearms. He lived in an era when the individual arms manufacturer had practically disappeared, giving place to mass production by large corporations like Winchester and Remington. Essentially a master mechanic and administrator, rather than a ballistician, he took keen interest in the performance of others on the target range, but never engaged in serious target shooting himself. ![]() Sedgley of Philadelphia was one of the shooting world’s most curious figures. ![]()
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