Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Auction Company is pleased to present this amazing bolt-action rifle today for a penny start auction, this is the R.F.Sedgley Custom 1903 Springfield Sporter!
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SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: R.F.Sedgley
Model: Custom 1903 Springfield Sporter
Serial: No Serial
Caliber: .30-06
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 24"
Optics/Sights: Blade front with Adjustable aperture rear
Stock/Grips: Gloss finished walnut stock with checkered pistol grip and forearm
Action: Bolt-Action
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
After the World War I Armistice, vast numbers of surplus 1903 Springfield rifles were released into the civilian market at enticingly affordable prices. This gave birth to a new generation of early 20th-century gunsmiths who began creating customized bolt action sporting rifles out of what had been America’s primary battle rifle. One of the more obscure craftsmen from this period was Reginald F. Sedgley, a Philadelphia gunsmith who formed R.F. Sedgley, Inc. in 1916, a company that remained under his ownership until his death in 1938.
Sedgley was known for buying pre-existing actions and barreling and restocking them. However, his most prolific claim to fame was purchasing Springfield actions, grinding off the markings, annealing, and re-heat treating them, then rebarreling them with Winchester barrels, which he stamped “R.F. SEDGLEY. INC. PHILA, PA. U.S.A.,” along with his circled “S” Sedgley proof mark. Sedgley rifles were stocked with attractive European walnut.
A typical Sedgley sporters were chambered in .30-06, had a 26-inch barrel, a distinctive hooded, ramp-based front sight, a Lyman No. 48 rear sight, and sold for $65. A Schnabel fore-end, checkered steel buttplate, and hard rubber grip cap were standard, although fancier-grained rifles with a cheekpiece could be special ordered for $150. Sedgley rifles have unceremoniously been called “the poor man’s Griffin & Howe,” but this does an injustice to an excellent custom hunting rifle of the period.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Model: Custom 1903 Springfield Sporter
Serial: No Serial
Caliber: .30-06
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 24"
Optics/Sights: Blade front with Adjustable aperture rear
Stock/Grips: Gloss finished walnut stock with checkered pistol grip and forearm
Action: Bolt-Action
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
After the World War I Armistice, vast numbers of surplus 1903 Springfield rifles were released into the civilian market at enticingly affordable prices. This gave birth to a new generation of early 20th-century gunsmiths who began creating customized bolt action sporting rifles out of what had been America’s primary battle rifle. One of the more obscure craftsmen from this period was Reginald F. Sedgley, a Philadelphia gunsmith who formed R.F. Sedgley, Inc. in 1916, a company that remained under his ownership until his death in 1938.
Sedgley was known for buying pre-existing actions and barreling and restocking them. However, his most prolific claim to fame was purchasing Springfield actions, grinding off the markings, annealing, and re-heat treating them, then rebarreling them with Winchester barrels, which he stamped “R.F. SEDGLEY. INC. PHILA, PA. U.S.A.,” along with his circled “S” Sedgley proof mark. Sedgley rifles were stocked with attractive European walnut.
A typical Sedgley sporters were chambered in .30-06, had a 26-inch barrel, a distinctive hooded, ramp-based front sight, a Lyman No. 48 rear sight, and sold for $65. A Schnabel fore-end, checkered steel buttplate, and hard rubber grip cap were standard, although fancier-grained rifles with a cheekpiece could be special ordered for $150. Sedgley rifles have unceremoniously been called “the poor man’s Griffin & Howe,” but this does an injustice to an excellent custom hunting rifle of the period.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Shipping Details
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Return Policy
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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