CODE 03-132-917
NAME – Pederson Device
NAME (NATIVE) – Automatic Pistol, Caliber 30, Model of 1918 – Mark I
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – USA
DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1917
CALIBER – 7.62x20mm (.30 Pedersen)
OVERALL LENGTH – 32.7 cm (12.88 in)
BARREL LENGTH – 6.3 cm (2.49 in)
RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 12-groove, Right-hand twist
LOAD – Full metal jacket ball
BULLET DIAMETER – 7.85 mm (0.309 in)
BULLET WEIGHT – 5.18 g (80 grains)
MUZZLE VELOCITY – 396 m/s (1300)
MUZZLE ENERGY – 407 j (300 ft/lb)
WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.808 kg (1 lb 12.5 oz)
WEIGHT (LOADED) – 1.295 kg (2 lb 13.7 oz) with 40 rounds
WEIGHT (MOUNTED AND LOADED) – 4.632 kg (10 lb 3.4 oz) with Pedersen Device loaded with 40 rounds
TYPE OF MOUNT – M1903 Mark I without bolt
WEIGHT OF MOUNT – 3.337 kg (7 lb 5.7 oz) Springfield M1903 Mk I without bolt
SIGHTS – None, Sights on rifle
EFFECTIVE RANGE – 320 m (350 yds)
OPERATION – Blowback
TYPE OF FIRE – Semiautomatic
RATE OF FIRE – 100 rpm
FEED DEVICE – 40 round removable box magazine, Double column, Double feed
FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.153 kg (5.40 oz)
FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 0.487 kg (1 lb 1.2 oz)
BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Ten 40-round magazines (400 rounds)
LOAD WEIGHT – (10 lb 12 oz)
MANUFACTURER – Remington Arms
STATUS – Obsolete
SERVICE – None, evaluation only, no field use
There were a few prototype specimens of the Pedersen Device made as the Mk II (for the M1917 Enfield) and the Mk III (for the Mosin Nagant).
