You're exactly right about the 'Pedersen Custom Gun Co' moniker. I had forgotten all about that experiment. The classic attempt at making a silk purse out of a sow's ear.

Brezhnev, as I recall, was a passionate hunter and probably knew a thing or two about quality guns. I imagine that one was relegated to the back of the gun case. I wouldn't trade my Sedgley for it, either, and my Sedgley is not a particularly nice one.