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Just for clarification the last pictures are of Bill�s Rifle that I postd for him.

I suggested pictures, so my comments are that the G&H rifles I have seen had their own mfg ramp, and the junction of the ramp to the barrel band was not a radius cut, but rather close to a 90 degree. The ramp portion was slightly radiused and stippled using a small round point punch, with a border. It looks like this one meets the band in a radius, from what I see. But a very nice rifle.

Dennis, you're right about the sights that G&H installed as their own. My rifle has only been remodeled by them, not built from the ground up. What they did here is rework the factory ramp and fit it with their signature hood. When they fitted the cheekpiece, they didn't just apply it over the existing contours. They inletted it into the comb of the factory stock. When I bought this rifle, the owner said he'd never noticed the cheekpiece had been added until he happened to spot the seam at the comb as he was packing the rifle for shipment. In his books Michael Petrov talks about these kinds of jobs that G&H took on during the depression, often with '03 Springfield Sporters.

I posted earlier about having seen M54s years ago that had M70 style bolt handes. I noticed just today that this rifle and my other M54 Hornet both have receivers that are factory cut for the M70 bolt. The stocks are not cut. Evidently the factory anticipated a need for bolt handles that would clear a scope even though they didn't make the move to the handle itself. I hope there are collectors here who can comment.

I am bringing this to the top again hopes i might gain some additional knowlege on my rifle. I did email Paul Chapman from G&H and recieved a nice response.

The gun isn�t G&H as there are minor differences in the styling. It appears well done and a period custom rifle but I don�t recognize who the builder is.

Any additional feedback is appreciated.

I think your rifle was stocked by Sedgley. The front sight is definitely theirs. The checkering style and pattern are like their deluxe grade, and the stock profile says Sedgley to me. Perhaps Dan could offer an opinion. If anyone is qualified to identify Sedgley work, he's the man.

Thank you. I will wait to see if Dan or others reply. I have looked on line and I could not find an example of a model 54 made by Sedgley.
I did see a large number of other examples and definity see the similarities compared to my rifle.

I've been gone and just got back home. I agree with Bill that the checkering patterns look like Sedgley deluxe type but the cheek piece is not typical deluxe but I do think I have a Sedgley with a similar cheek piece. I have some Sedgley check piece photos if I can find them.
But the best I can help with is that Sedgley offered the following cusom work. "New stock for Krag, Springfield and Model 54 Winchester rifles, standard grade, with butt plate, pistol grip cap, sling swivels (regular type), and barrel band ...$27.50. This from a 1939 catalog.
So it could very well be stocked by Sedgley as I doubt they would have marked the barrel with their name.
Dan