Auction - Garand Picture of the Day - Pedersen Model GX Rifle

[Mark in Rochester]

SN 3. Cal. .30. Exquisite and exceptionally rare Pedersen Model GX Rifle, serial number 3, chambered in .30-06. Having lost out to John Garand in the US Rifle trials, Pedersen went about developing a rifle that incorporated what he must have thought were the best features of both the Garand and the Pederson Model PA. The GX and GY designs were Pedersen’s last attempts to offer the US Army something to replace or supplement the M1 Garand and utilizes a turning bolt action, fixed 8-round clip loaded magazine, an improved micrometer rear sight, spiral cooling fins on the barrel, similar to Pedersen’s Model PA rifle, and several other refinements. Exquisitely made with intricate machining, only about 10 examples of this prototype are thought to have been manufactured, almost every component by hand. This example is the third one made and is very fine, marked “PEDERSEN SELF-LOADING RIFLE MODEL GX CAL. .30 US”, SN 3 on the left receiver and several of the bolt parts to include the charging handle. The handguard metal heat shield near the receiver is marked with a single numeral 4. This rifle formally part of the prestigious Henk Visser collection. Usually seen only in the most advanced government museums such as Springfield Armory which retains examples of the GX and GY rifles, this is undoubtedly a once in a lifetime opportunity to obtain the finest known example of one of the rarest US Martial arms in private hands! PROVENANCE: Collection of Dr. Geoffrey Sturgess. CONDITION: Extraordinary fit and finish, probably only test-fired, and retains 99% bluing. Bore is bright, sharp with strong lands and grooves. Beautiful hardwood grained stock is very nice, in original condition, with only a couple of storage dings and scratches. Mechanically fine, with tight, crisp mechanism.

EXQUISITE AND ULTRA RARE SPRINGFIELD PEDERSEN MOD GX PROTOTYPE RIFLE, SN 3.

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