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Hello all.
Thought I'd ask for a bit of advice on an auction BEFORE making a purchase for once :lol:
I have my eye on an auction in a week or so that has a Pedersen Device magazine. Just the magazine. Considering the device itself is so incredibly rare, I don't know where to begin pricing an accessory.
Anyone have any thoughts on this?
Thanks!!
Not worth a penny here in NJ... over 10 round capacity semi-auto magazines are banned, no grandfathering....
Well it does enable you to semi-automatically shoot an anemic and rare round through an even rarer 100 year old firearm. Super dangerous. I can see why it'd be outlawed :rolleyes:
I'd be making them from something if I had one, but the device is so expensive who would want to shoot them? Too bad no one made repros.
I gather the round was used as the basis for that French round and apparently that’s a little easier to track down.
I have to imagine there’s at least a handful of guys out there really hurting for a magazine.
Like I said, how do you price a magazine that is used with a $50,000 “firearm?”
Apparently so...Quote:
Originally Posted by rcathey
Agreed, someone here will have an idea. Unless you put it on Gunbroker or some such and let it find it's own price?Quote:
Originally Posted by rcathey
I heard that some repro Pedersen devices had been manufactured years ago along with some repro magazines. My question, could a bullet fired from a Pedersen device penetrate a German helmet at close range ?
Also were all Pedersen magazines inter-changeable with the Model 1903, Model 1917 and Remington Mosin Nagant rifles ?
Well that would be a bummer if it was a repro.
Unfortunately I had my dates mixed up and the auction ended last night...fortunately my absentee bid held off the competition.
I'll post some pics once it gets here. This is all I have for now:
Attachment 97459
As you can see, they didn't know what it was. It was just tossed in a lot with a bunch of other mags and accessories.
We'll be watching...Quote:
Originally Posted by rcathey
Here is the Pedersen 1903 for sale in Ontario Canada. I have nothing to do with the vendor , but they do get some nice eye candy frequently. Just passing it along in the event someone can use the lead.
US Springfield Rifle Model 1903 Mark 1 - Collector's Source, Military Collectibles Online
I too frequent them and have done business, one needs to be ready to pay premium as they mark huge and sit until it sells. Sets a precedent that way...Quote:
Originally Posted by JerryEAL
I will be honest, I have no clue why the Pedersen devices command such a premium. When you read the actual documents on them at the archives, they were just basically a failed design that had no real purpose.
I could see them having a little premium since they are rare, but I just don't see the large price tag on them. There are so many more interesting variations, that were a success, that don't command anything near what they do. Even Sniper rifles, which some are just as rare as those Pedersen Device, don't command those premiums.
I used to think they were neat, but then I read the docs on them, and I was like seriously these were a major flop. lol
I'm with ya, brother. That's why I didn't bid on the device itself in the same auction, haha.
FYI to all following along, the magazine should be here tomorrow night...along with all the other neat goodies I bought!
We'll want to see it all of course...Quote:
Originally Posted by rcathey
I got a bunch in tonight too. A couple questions throughout the lot.
I’ll make a new thread tomorrow for a little show and tell with everything. It’s like Christmas for me, I tell ya. Sell a few things and the stuff I want is all the sudden free!
I’ll be setting up at a gun show in Pacific, MO, this coming weekend if anyone would like to, ahem, look at any of it in person and have a chat!
Posted a new thread WITH PICTURES for a little discussion on this down in the 1903 forum.
https://www.milsurps.com/showthread....164#post443164
Thought we'd get some information on these things for future searchers!
Considering the made tens of thousands of magazines and only have a dozen or two of the devices intact, the mag is probably a $100-150 dollar part. Put it on ebay or gunbroker and report back with results.
I owned a semi-auto BAR. When they magazine ban hit from 1994-2004 I saw BAR mags going for up to $250 bucks from various dreamers. Considering there were hundreds of thousands of mags available and probably 1,500 guns in circulation. A decent mag was typically about $20-25 bucks.
I don't really want to boast (and jinx my good fortune) but I will say this:Quote:
Originally Posted by lonegunman
I have sold the magazine. Your price is many, many times lower than I got out of it.
Based on my experience, I'd buy every single magazine I could find at $150...or $300...or $600...or....