|
I'm not suggesting the subject rifle is anything else besides an NRA Sporter.
Other period Springfield conversions of the time offer ideas and inspirations.
I'm saying a gentleman with a nice NRA Sporter might look at the Griffin and Howe Sporter or a Sedgley Sporter, see ideas with merit,then execute what,at the time,were good faith upgrades.
Its possible that G+H mount was installed by G+H.
I'm not a collector. I understand any deviation from a box stock NRA Sporter might degrade the value to the collector market........
However, for the period,that is an elegantly UPGRADED NRA Sporter, IMO.
The G+H mount and Lyman Alaskan were top of the line. The work is well done. The provenance would be interesting!!
|