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Johnny in Texas
04-28-2014, 03:33
Were any built during WW2?

Marine A5 Sniper Rifle
04-28-2014, 05:08
Sedgley died in 1938 but his firm continued to make sporters until shortly after WWII.

jt

Johnny in Texas
04-28-2014, 06:23
Did they build Sporters during WW2?

Marine A5 Sniper Rifle
04-28-2014, 08:28
I believe it was business as usual. This is an ad from 1942'

jt
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John Beard
04-28-2014, 10:22
Jim,

Note that the rifle in the picture has an M1917 trigger guard. Interesting!

J.B.

Marine A5 Sniper Rifle
04-28-2014, 10:34
Didn't catch that, John. Appears Bannerman wasn't the only one who pieced rifles together.

jt

dave
04-29-2014, 07:06
When he went out of buisness his inventory of parts, possibly other stuff, was purchased by another gun buisness in PA.(can't come up with name now but he was well known and had German name) I have a Sedgley 03 Mannlicker carbine put to-gether by him. All proper metal hardware, but stock has a hi cheek piece and other design features that Sedgley did not use. Barrel has been turned 180 degree so Sedgley name is on bottom.
Also have a Sedgley ad from Rifleman dated 1929. I once passed on a Sedgley Krag at a gun show, 600 bucks. Sorry 'bout that one now!

RCS
04-29-2014, 08:33
Might have been either Flaigs of Millvale, Pa or Paul Jaeger of Jenkintown Pa ?

dave
04-29-2014, 11:30
Might have been either Flaigs of Millvale, Pa or Paul Jaeger of Jenkintown Pa ?

Paul Jaeger! I once e-mailed with a relitive of his who is active in the some German Gun organization thats prints a magazine, about another matter but we got to talking!

RCS
04-29-2014, 05:05
I seem to remember a single shot 22 rf barrel (off set chamber) that Sedgley made to convert the Model 1911 to shoot 22 rf ?