Johnson M1941 Rifle
Country of Origin | United States |
Type | Rifle |
Caliber | 7.800 mm |
Capacity | 10 rounds |
Length | 1.165 m |
Barrel Length | 560.000 mm |
Weight | 4.310 kg |
Muzzle Velocity | 866 m/s |
Contributor: C. Peter Chen
ww2dbaseJohnson Model 1941 semi-automatic rifles were designed in 1939 by Melvin Johnson, Jr., an attorney and an officer in the United States Marine Corps Reserve, in response to a US Army call for a new standard infantry rifle. These weapons used 10-round rotary magazines that was rather different from its main competitor, the M1 Garand rifle. When the US Army selected the M1 Garand design over that of Johnson's, Johnson secured a contract with the Netherlands for its forces in the Dutch East Indies, although only a small number would be shipped before the Japanese invasion. Some of the weapons not yet shipped to the South Pacific found a new buyer in the US Marine Corps, which was seeking to rapidly equipping its new parachute infantry battalions; the USMC would use them through the end of WW2. In Apr 1944, the US War Department arranged a contract with the Free French for 10,500 Johnson M1941 rifles.After the war, the Johnson Automatics, Incorporated performed poorly and went out of business in 1949. A total of about 70,000 examples of Johnson M1941 rifles were built between 1941 and 1949.
A number of Johnson M1941 rifles found their way to Cuba. They were used in combat on both sides of the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion.
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Last Major Revision: Jun 2017
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2. George Rome says:
9 Jun 2022 11:54:08 PM
After review I must ask $9,500.
This is an much earlier model than I thought.
Will send pictures! I have several people interested but I can’t sell it for $8,500 I had it for 42 years.
I going to see it out to a Auction house soon where they said it will appraise for much more.
9 Jun 2022 11:54:08 PM
After review I must ask $9,500.
This is an much earlier model than I thought.
Will send pictures! I have several people interested but I can’t sell it for $8,500 I had it for 42 years.
I going to see it out to a Auction house soon where they said it will appraise for much more.
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3 Mar 2022 10:56:44 AM
I have a very rare model 1941 Johnson automatic no prefix letters serial number 6099. Do you have pictures I can send shoots excellent. $8,500 firm