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Competitor to John Garand's Rifle, and Historically Significant to the Development of 21st Century U.S. Martial Longarms
This super rare carbine is complete with a WWI era leather sling, one unidirectional en-block clip loaded with 10 rounds of original .276 ammunition and a full box (20rds) of the original .276
Pedersen cartridges.
CONDITION: Very fine with 95% of
the original blue/black metal finish
overall. The stock is very good
showing faint heavily sanded finger grooves on the sides with two minor stress cracks starting at the very rear of the trigger guard, emanating back through the grip area. A historic and extremely rare Springfield Armory Pedersen Test Carbine, serial number 1.
Provenance: The George Moller Collection.
Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000
Firearms Designer, John Pedersen
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SERIAL NUMBER 1
