I didn't THINK I was mistaken about that. Thanks, Michael!
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I didn't THINK I was mistaken about that. Thanks, Michael!
Steve, are you sure you aren't mixing Sedgley up with Bannerman? Brophy includes Sedgley with his list of "finer examples of custom gunsmithed '03's".
I know that Sedgley used high number 03's (and low number) because I watched one at auction this weekend.
S# 1021010
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo.../sedgely-1.jpg
Sedgley knew what they were doing. They would remove the low number serial numbers. High number serial numbers were untouched. They both worked on customers guns and shop guns. A Sedgley without a serial number is suspect. Many of their barrels had 2 extractor cut-outs in the breech. A reason for that, as well.
As to Sedgleys in Service context, the 3 pages of Appendix V of the final revision of Campbell's "The '03 Springfield Rifles' Era" detail the following issues:
1,000 to State Guard of Minnesota, approved by Gen Young of the War Department.
2,000 presumably to Dutch Indies.
2,000 to norwegian contingent in Canada.
700 to Virginia Military Academy and perhaps 300 to Pensilvania Military College.
The balance of presumably 1,500 to "Wild Bill" Donovin's Office of Stratergic Services with perhaps most sent to theAmerican Legation in Egypt.
The 700 to VMI and all those sent to the OSS were equipped with the unique Sedgley-made bayonets.