doublegunshop.com - home Forums General Discussion Classic & Custom Single Barreled Sporting Rifles @ doublegunshop.com Sedgley/Springfield 1903 30-06 What is it worth?

Maybe that extra swivel up front is the original from the butt stock. The one in the butt now looks like a 70's Marlin .22 rifle swivel,,the type with a wood screw thru the center.

Looks like a decent rifle too me. I don't know about a refinish on the wood, pics are a tough way to make a determination.
Butt plate looks right (Winchester steel) from what can be seen.

The rear aperture is cranked way over. Maybe just someone playing with it. Maybe the front sight is off some how..

I agree that $1000/$1200 seems to be a common asking price for a common configuration Sedgley rifle,,not that you see one at every show or shop you visit.

Unlike what some think the prices aren't going to rise on rifles like this. The reason is that sadly each year there are fewer and fewer people around interested in something like this. Two major problems are it is put together around overly complex action inferior to original Mauser 1898 type and there is no provision for scope mounting. Last year I bought late 60s Winchester model 70 for less than I would have paid 20 years ago. While Winchester action is inferior to original Mauser action it is better than what I'm seeing here.

While it can be agreed the Springfield owes its' maternity to the 98 Mauser design; everyone here being aware the 1903 infringed on the Mauser patent. I would be careful in denigrating its' design. It wasn't so overly complex, that it didn't allow the U.S. Doughboys with their 1903's to march into Berlin as an occupying force, of the Mauser armed Wehrmacht. Just a thought.

I wrote a response but...I'm just letting it go...

Oh, Hell. A Model 70?? A post-64 Model 70??? What???

Apologies.

Given rifles in the same caliber and of similar configuration there is no practical difference in performance on game for most casual hunters. I suppose if you were a professional in the old days that you might prefer one over the other for ease of maintaining.I like 'em all but prefer the one piece firing pin of the Mauser and the American tradition of the '03.The 3 piece bottom metal of the 70 can be a pain in the butt too.

Hello all. Alvin, I recall that you wanted to be kept updated on when I list the rifle. I'm a bit behind my estimated February deadline but I finally have it posted. A10ACN you were correct on the bluing. I had a friend who knows a lot more then me and he said the bluing was at 85-90%.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=473697041

I listed with a reserve of $1,600. Its a lot higher then the estimates on this thread because as you said sometimes the market sets the price. I'm not in a rush to sell. Therefore, I can always drop the price to what is listed in this thread if I don't sell in a few months.

There's a 1903 sporter listed as a Sedgley for sale but it's marked R.F.Sedgley Inc., Phildelphia on the receiver. The barrel is marked CAL 30'06 but not marked Sedgley.

Michael stated in his first book that all Sedgley's were marked on the barrel and nothing about the receivers.

Thoughts?

The rifles with the Sedgley marks on the receiver are the cheaper version that was marketed by Bannerman in 1940 catalog. They originally had issued stocks that were modified and most had 1917 TGs and some had 1917 barrels and others had 1917 bolts.
Should be a small number on the flat under the cut off which I think is their serial.

Dan