if you have deep pockets

**karl schmidt** · 08-31-2014 01:01 PM

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

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**Highly Recommended** · 08-31-2014 01:01 PM

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**browningautorifle** · 08-31-2014 02:47 PM

Wouldn't that be neat. Right beside the Japanese icon

Garand

...in your rack.

**Bob Seijas** · 09-01-2014 10:26 AM

Pedersen's last ditch attempt to beat the Garand icon

with a turning bolt in 30-06, but much too late. The lore has always said that a dozen were made, they turn up every once in a while for big money. About 30 years ago #2 was reportedly for sale in Massachusetts for $10,000. I couldn't track it down and it disappeared. It's interesting but a bit so what?

**EdG** · 09-03-2014 10:04 PM

GY serial number 6 was offered for sale at an Ohio Gun Collectors Association show in 1994.
The asking price was $15,000.00 then.

I did not know there was a GX model. Thanks for the post.

**Bob Seijas** · 09-03-2014 10:47 PM

This one at Julia's is GX #3, Springfield Armory has GY #3 donated by the Pedersen family in the 1960s. Because Pedersen designed both .276 rifles and carbines for SA in the 1920s, I'm guessing one of the two G rifles is longer than the other. I'm also thinking that maybe the "12 were made" lore was six of each?

**jmoore** · 09-04-2014 05:19 AM

So, the probable pre-prototype Gas Port? Ideas get swapped all the time...

**CINDERS** · 09-04-2014 05:34 AM

I hope that is not a rust spot at 5 o'clock in the muzzle pic

**SA M1Dom** · 09-04-2014 07:16 AM

Interesting "screw" design on the operating rod. What was the purpose of that?

**browningautorifle** · 09-04-2014 11:54 AM

That design looks to be the barrel. I'd suggest the barrel has a fluting the same as many of todays rifles to aid in cooling and they also claim it provides extra strength.

**Joe W** · 09-16-2014 10:20 PM

Sorry, just noticed this post is a bit dated.

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