The Pedersen rifle is a United States semi-automatic rifle designed by John Pedersen in the 1920s and tested by the US Army as part of a program to find a replacement for the M1903 Springfield. Chambered for the .276 Pedersen cartridge and operating on a toggle-delayed blowback action, fewer than 150 were built, primarily for trials, under the designation T1E3. The Army ultimately chose the .30 caliber M1 Garand instead, though the Pedersen rifle's testing shaped the competition that led to the Garand's adoption. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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The Pedersen Rifle, officially known in final form as the T1E3 rifle, was a United States semi-automatic rifle designed by John Pedersen that was made in small numbers for testing by the United States Army during the 1920s as part of a program to standardize and adopt a replacement for the M1903 Springfield.
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The Pedersen Rifle, officially known in final form as the T1E3 rifle, was a United States semi-automatic rifle designed by John Pedersen that was made in small numbers for testing by the United States Army during the 1920s as part of a program to standardize and adopt a replacement for the M1903 Springfield.
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United States Army (testing and field trials) Imperial Japan (prototype example encountered after Battle of Okinawa)
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