Very Rare Pedersen Rifle & A Couple of Friends

[surjimmy]

I am selling a large collection from a 87yr old Vet, and thought you guys would get a kick out of seeing some rifles you don't see every day. A Pedersen Rifle, Navy Straight Pull, and a Johnson Semi Auto(will posts pictures later)
Lee Navy Straight Pull




Pedensen Self Loading Rifle

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[browningautorifle]

Those should sell well. I've owned and reloaded for an original sporter Lee in 236, owned a Johnson rifle...but haven't handled a Pedersen. Those are unheard of up here. Just as well too, we'd end up prohibiting them and make the guy turn it in...that one's about mint. Considering trial rifles were used to destruction, that makes them far more scarce. How much for those?

[RCS]

Please correct me if I have any of this information wrong, but I recall that Vickers used the 276 cal semi auto Pedersen rifle to guard their plant during WW2. After WW2 these Vickers Pedersen rifles were imported to
the USA on the surplus market. I do not think there were a lot of rifles imported but I do remember them around and available but expensive. RCS

[browningautorifle]

Vickers used the 276 cal semi auto Pedersen rifle

Very interesting...

[surjimmy]

I think you might be talking about the Japanese Pedersen. From what information I have gathered, they only made 200-250 of these rifles. Most of them were destroyed after the testing against the Garand.
Not sure of the prices, I need to do more research for real world value. The prices I have seen so far are Pedersen....$17,500-$22,000.....Navy, $3,000-$3,800.....Johnson.....$6,300-$7,300

[Lee Enfield]

Please correct me if I have any of this information wrong, but I recall that Vickers used the 276 cal semi auto Pedersen rifle to guard their plant during WW2. After WW2 these Vickers Pedersen rifles were imported to
the USA on the surplus market. I do not think there were a lot of rifles imported but I do remember them around and available but expensive. RCS

They are beautifully made guns, but I question the "intestinal fortitude" of the firers (especially after a mud trial)... with that giant trebuchet flinging debris backwards with every shot...

Some existing info on Pederson rifle variations:

https://www.milsurps.com/content.php...rsen-(Part-One)
https://www.milsurps.com/content.php...rsen-(Part-Two)

[surjimmy]

That was a good read, Thank You