Looks like a typical, standard grade Sedgley sporting rifle. A bit unusual in 7x57 Mauser, which is a nice change from the almost universal .30-06. Too bad about the clumsy bolt handle modification though, which just about ruins an otherwise nice rifle (for me at least). The Griffin & Howe scope mount is a common period modification, although with 1" rings I suspect it was a post-WW2 addition. However I can't quite see how the trap buttplate is done. It looks like a Model 70 (also used by Sedgley) which has been sliced horizontally about 1" from the top; presumably that is also where it is hinged somehow, but the design is unlike any that I've ever seen.
As far as pricing, I think you could get a much nicer example for the $1797.50 starting price (astute observers will be able to identify the seller from this number alone). Apparently other buyers agree, since there are currently no bids on the rifle.
Cheers,
Peconga in Boise, Idaho
Last edited by Peconga; 04/15/10 03:56 PM.
