I picked up a Sedgley Springfield in a bulk purchase of some Mausers. It is a low serial numbered gun, but all the research on the interweb shows that Sedgley recarborized them and they are safe to shoot. What are these worth?? I'm going to fix a few things on it and sell it as I am a Mauser guy. I remember back in the days of the printed "Gun List" paper that these were sought after. I don't know if interest has waned or if they are still sought after. It has a Lyman 2.5X scope and a nice walnut stock. I don't know if the scope set up was done by Sedgley or not. How do I tell??
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Condition is very important, but in even "so-so shape" it's still worth a good amount. If it was in excellent condition it will be worth a lot more. Can you e-mail me some pics? If so I can probably give you a good guess as to what it is worth, and can also make a guess as to if the scope mounts were done by Sedgley of added later. As far as I know there is not a way to tell for sure, but some details can give clues as to the likelihood.
Different from the majority of Sedgley Springfields I've seen, usually the R.F. Sedgley is stamped on the barrel and the top of the receiver ring is matted/stippled. Also the Sedgley serial number is stamped in the cocking piece groove in the receiver tang rather than on the side of the receiver ring. While this departs from the norm it is not unusual to find variations amoung the rifles that came out of the Sedgley workshop in Phila.
