I find this thread interesting since I own 2 rifles that are almost identical to the one Michael displayed in his first book on page 92. Rifle 1 I received from Oregon, serial #657895, it has the s shaped pistol grip bottom, tapered sleeve in front of action, long slide Lyman 48. Stock style appears identical to the one on page 92. Rifle #2 came from the Ohio area about a year later and is serial #1180051, it has a Lyman 48s correct to the 1920-30 era. The stock and metal work is identical to the other ones. I am wondering some one in that era was producing Springfield sporters in an economy version similar to Sedgley, if so there must be more out there. Michael and I corresponded about these rifles but he passed away shortly after.

Rifle 1





Rifle 2


I learn something every day, and a lot of times it's that what I learned the day before was wrong