Their are some excellent Johnsons comming up for sale from a great firearm person. View 30 **JOHNSON ARMS M1941 LIGHT MACHINE GUN. SN 2881. Cal. .30-06. A beautiful and very rare light machine gun originally housed in the Winchester museum. 22-1/2" bbl. Still retains metal identification tags from it's time at the Winchester museum. Unique nonadjustable front sight, rear peep sight adjustable for elevation and windage(0-1000 yards). All metal is Parkerized with exception of unique metal bipod which is painted OD green. Perforated bbl shroud. Left side horizontal magazine well. On right side opposite magazine well is hinged dust cover allowing access to magazine to utilize stripper clips for loading magazine while still inserted in firearm. Exceptional wooden foregrip. 2-pc wooden pistol grip and wooden rear butt stock. Also includes tan web sling, one mag, and one spare bbl. PROVENANCE: Stern Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Parkerizing on all exposed metal is extremely complete with very few light marks from careful handling and storage. All wood is of exceptional quality with few imperfections from handling and storage. Unique firing mechanism functions very well by hand in safe, semi, and full. Bore is bright and shiny with deep rifling. 4-34607 JZ22 (25,000-45,000) GUN Spring 08 1 View 40 **JOHNSON MODEL 1944 LIGHT MACHINE GUN. SN 2719. Cal. .30-06. This gun was on display in the Winchester Museum before being purchased by a private collector. 23" bbl incorporates Johnson's unique non-adjustable front sight, and perforated bbl shroud. This desirable Johnson machine gun is extremely complete, even including orig. monopod. All metal has a very smooth Parkerized finish. Left side feed horizontal mag well to accept standard 20-rnd magazine. Right side opposite mag well employs spring loaded dust cover exposing a loading gate to charge the magazine with 5-rnd charger clips while still inserted in mag well. The rear sight has intricate micrometer adjustments for both windage and elevation, it also employs a battle sight aperture when simply folded forward. Wooden pistol grip. Butt stock is a unique tubular design with metal butt plate and butt plate folds upward to expose cleaning kit storage area in butt tube. Includes green nylon sling, one mag, and two spare bbls. PROVENANCE: Stern Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. All metal surfaces still retain a fair amount of orig. finish. Very little evidence of use, storage, or handling marks. Unique tubular composite butt stock is fine shape. Wooden pistol grip panels show only minor dings from typical handling and storage. This closed bolt firing mechanism functions well by hand with selector in safe, semi, and full position. Bore is clean with plenty of rifling. 4-34608 JZ15 (10,000-15,000) GUN Spring 08 1 View 50 **MEXICAN JOHNSON MODEL 1941 SEMIAUTOMATIC RIFLE. SN 00052. Cal. 7x57mm - An extremely interesting and unusual Johnson semiautomatic rifle. Our research has lead us in a few different directions on this gun. According to the records of the previous owner, (Bruce Stern), it is believed to be an experimental model; a cross between the standard Model 1941 Semiautomatic rifle and the Model 1941 light machine gun. Some of the other rare Johnson models included in this estate auction were once housed in the Winchester Museum and it is possible that this was yet another example although we are not in possession of any documentation to confirm that. It is also possible that it was a non-factory assembled rifle built from a modified JSAR receiver with an LMG lower, as a few others that have been spotted around the country. Marked “Ejercito Mexicano” on the top of the receiver and “Systema Johnson” on the right side of the receiver. The rifle is complete with a bayonet and leather scabbard. There is a circular perforated barrel shroud similar to the Model 1941 LMG. The front sight is a protected blade and the rear sight is adjustable for windage and elevation. There is a dust cover on the right side of the receiver, directly opposite the magazine-well, for charging the magazine without removing it from the firearm. Wood forearm, pistol grip and shoulder stock. The shoulder stock has a metal buttplate and is also very similar to the model 1941 LMG. Sling swivel on front is under front of barrel shroud and rear sling swivel is under the rear stock. Includes 1 magazine and a green web sling. PROVENANCE: Stern Collection. CONDITION: Condition Fine - The metal has retained the vast majority of the original parkerized finish. Everything seems to be in fine working condition and the fire control mechanism appears to function smooth and correctly when cycled by hand. Bore is bright and the rifling is deep. The wood is typical of every other LMG example in the collection. While there are several dings and gouges associated with “armory style handling” the structural integrity is not decreased. 4-32075 JZ98 (4,000-10,000) GUN Spring 08 1 View 88A ***DS JOHNSON ISRAEL 1948 MACHINE GUN. SN 2668. Cal. 7.92. This post WWII version of the Johnson light machine gun was one of Israel's first efforts at a homegrown LMG. Ultimately chambered in .303 this fine specimen, also known as the "DROR" is a 7.92mm variant. Rifle utilizes unique tubular stock and steel butt plate similar to the Johnson arms 1946 model. Wooden 2-pc pistol grip. Wooden carry handle mounted on steel ventilated bbl shroud. 4" ventilated bbl shroud continues past front sight block but is composed of a Bakelite type material with smaller circular perforations then the steel bbl shroud. Folding bipod directly under front sight block. Front sight is drift windage adjustable hooded blade type, and rear sight is ladder type peep. PROVENANCE: Stern Collection. CONDITION: This very rare and unique DROR light machine gun is in fine condition. Bakelite bbl shroud is completely undamaged and all exposed metal surfaces appear to retain the vast majority of their orig finish. Bore is brigth and shiny and rifling is deep. Action appears to function correctly when cycled by hand. Inscription on rear of receiver with electric pencil says "8mm-Israel." All numbers appear to be matching. It is believed although undocumented to us, that this firearm may have accompanied the other rare Johnson machine guns included in this collection in the Winchester museum at some point. 4-34584 JZ75 (18,000-25,000) GUN Spring 08 1 View 182 *EXTREMELY RARE EXPERIMENTAL PEDERSEN JAPANESE SEMI-AUTO RIFLE. SN 5. Cal. 6.5 Jap. This rare rifle has a 26-1/2" bbl with offset sights with the front having unusual protective wings. The bolt is of the Pedersen style toggle & link system with a stripper clip slot in front edge. Left side of receiver has an integral scope rail similar to the German G43. Left side also has a serrated bolt release. Right side has a rotating safety with Japanese characters which, when in the up position, locks the bolt and also disconnects trigger. Rear of receiver is mounted with a clever integral vernier sight operated by depressing a button and rotating a knurled wheel on right side. The sight is graduated 300 to 1,100 meters. Bottom of receiver has an extended large rotary magazine, which appears to be able to accept ten rds, reminiscent of the Johnson Model 1941 rifle. Mounted in a 1-pc Buna wood stock with grasping grooves on sides and thirteen cooling holes in a groove on the bottom. Full length hand guard has nine cooling slots on each side. Middle band & butt have sling loops which contain an orig Japanese leather sling with Japanese characters on inside. Front end of rifle has a Type 99 style band & bayonet lug with slotted cleaning rod. Accompanied by an orig Japanese bayonet with steel scabbard. PROVENANCE: Stern Collection. CONDITION: Fine to very fine, all visible parts matching numbered. Metal appears to retain most of an old professionally restored finish, slightly thinned on magazine cover. Stock has a hairline through reinforcing bolt on left side, otherwise wood is sound with minor chips in toe and retains most of a restored finish. Mechanics are fine, strong bright bore. Bayonet is very fine. 4-33702 JR152 (7,500-12,500) GUN Spring 08 1 View 254 *1941 JOHNSON SEMI-AUTOMATIC RIFLE. SN B8635. Cal. 30. Standard 22 1/2". Capt. Melvin Johnson USMC invented this rifle. They competed with the Garand to be the standard military rifle but subsequently lost due primarily to their 10 round rotary magazine and inferior bayonet. The Marine Corps purchased the Johnson in limited quantities to be used until there were enough M1 Garands in circulation. Subsequently they went to the Seabees. Rifle is equipped with a bayonet and sling. Accompanied by manual. PROVENANCE: Stern Collection. CONDITION: Overall metal is better than 95% of a nice pleasing dark green parkerizing with minor loss on the mag and mag door. The wood is in very good plus condition with very light handling marks throughout. This rifle would be a nice addition to any military collection. Bayonet retains 98% of its orig parkerizing. Gun is mechanically crisp and bore is bright and shiny. 4-33943 BK19 (4,500-6,500) GUN Spring 08 1 View 255 *JOHNSON MODEL 1941 SEMI-AUTOMATIC USMC RIFLE. SN 4529. Cal. 30. Standard 22 1/2". Capt. Melvin Johnson USMC invented this rifle. They competed with the Garand to be the standard military rifle but subsequently lost due primarily to their 10 round rotary magazine and inferior bayonet. The Marine Corps purchased the Johnson in limited quantities to be used until there were enough M1 Garands in circulation. Subsequently they went to the Seabees. Rifle is equipped with a bayonet and a foreign made scabbard and sling. Possible re-import with a Navy Arms roll die on the bottom of the bbl. Accompanied by manual. PROVENANCE: Stern Collection. CONDITION: Overall metal is better than 95% of a nice pleasing dark green parkerizing with minor loss on the mag and mag door. The wood is in very good plus condition with very light handling marks throughout. This rifle would be a nice addition to any military collection. Bayonet retains 98% of its orig parkerizing. Gun is mechanically crisp and bore is bright and shiny. 4-33944 BK18 (4,500-6,500) GUN Spring 08 1
