Definitely not a 52 GMC bed. It would have had a wood floor, not a steel floor, and a cross-sill with a couple of extensions toward the front for bed mounting bolts.

I'm not sure when GM went to steel floors in the beds, but someone will be along to let you know.
A couple more pics would help ID what bed you have.


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