Col. Brophy rifle

[Nolagunsmith]

Gentlemen,
Recently saw a rifle listed on Gunbroker for sale, listed as a 1903 Springfield national match. The seller states the receiver dates to 1910 and a barrel date of 1941 by sedgley. He also states it belonged to col. Brophy , and the provenance provided is a range card with his name on it , found in the buttstock cavity.
Just wanted the forums thoughts on this rifle. since it is an ongoing auction, I won't post a link, I'm confident those interested will find it.
Thanks

[ncblksmth1]

Bet it comes from eastern sc. There's a real humdinger who makes frankens and adds history to make it believable. Range card in butt cavity. Right.

[ncblksmth1]

Well its not the SC culprit. Looks convincing. Hard to believe.

[ncblksmth1]

Look at the star guage mark on this one:

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=395384164

[Nolagunsmith]

Yes, saw that one too didn't know they star gauged barrels in '42
And counterbored the muzzle too. thought y'all could use a good chuckle with the alleged brophy rifle.

[Jeff L]

Beware of Gunbroker listings with descriptions that are several paragraphs long. Buy the gun, not the story.

[Dick Hosmer]

Beware of Gunbroker listings with descriptions that are several paragraphs long. Buy the gun, not the story.

I don't even read the description until I've looked at the pictures!!

[Rick the Librarian]

...especially when often the "description" runs to paragraph after paragraph about why they don't ship to certain areas, what they business is all about and a canned history of the type of firearm their listing.

[John Beard]

The seller called me several weeks ago and spoke with me about the rifle. The rifle appears just as he described it. The seller seemed reputable and I had no reason to doubt or question his integrity. While the rifle seems a bit unusual, the name and serial number on the card, if authentic, tie the rifle to Brophy.

Hope this helps.

J.B.

[ncblksmth1]

Oops looked at wrong gun!!!!