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INERT DEACTIVATED. British, RARE, KYNOCH made, 1930 Dated, 20 Round Packet of .276 Peterson (7x51) Ball Ammunition for the American .276 Pederson Trials Rifle. Sn - 22787:18 INERT DEACTIVATED. The Pedersen rifle was tested by the British military in the early 1930s, with Vickers-Armstrongs producing two models for the trials in .276-inch caliber. The rifles were found to be disappointing in initial tests, but after modifications, a second pair of rifles was deemed satisfactory for further evaluation alongside other competitors like the ZH29 and Bang rifles. Ultimately, the Pedersen rifle came in second in the final 1933 trials. No self-loading rifle was adopted in the trials by the British. The Pedersen Rifle, officially known in America in its final form as the T1E3 rifle and was a United States semi-automatic rifle designed by John Pedersen, made in small numbers for trials by the United States Army during the 1920s as part of a program to standardize and adopt a replacement for the M1903 Springfield bolt action rifle. The Pedersen rifle took 7mm rounds in a 10 round clip and was slightly less powerful than the 30-06 round then used by the Americans. The Peterson rifle was in completion to the M1 Garrand rifle which was subsequently adopted by the American Army. This is a rare Kynoch, British made packet of 20 rounds of .276 Pederson (7x51) made specifically for the British trials in the early 1930s. These rounds are contained in a 20 round segmented cardboard box. The buff coloured box is sealed with a pale orange label which is printed in black 20 KYNOCH 20 .276 PEDERSON CARTRIDGES 125 GRAIN BULLET together with the Kynoch Birmingham factory details. The rear of the box is stencilled in black 4/31 (packaging date) together with the KYNOCH trade mark. The box is stencilled in black with the batch number P 1/5. The rounds are brass cased with a copper jacketed ball projectile. A brass primer is fitted secured with a single ring crimp. The rounds are headstamped K30 .276. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess these inert rounds in the U.K. if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22787:18 £275.00
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