John D. Kopke

Dear Mr .Scott; OOOPS im sorry, I forgot to introduce her, Her name is Charlene Johnson. Lock and Load;(in jest) jdk

Dear Mr Scott; My Johnson and I will be looking forward to seeing you on Saturday at the Baltimore Arms Collectors Show. Travil Safely; john d kopke USCG-1961-1967.

Gentlemen; Was there ever a Sniper Configuration of the 41 Johnson ? Just a question of curiosity. Thanks for any reply. john d. kopke (USCG 1961-1967.)

Gentlemen; I am a military veteran with a small but nice military weapons collection. Due to my disabled status and my financial limitations, I find myself, having to part with a few cherished pieces of my collection, I do this reluctantly, as I know that there will be no other acquisitions. Therefore I am offering for sale a beautiful 1941 Johnson Semi-Auto Military Rifle in 30-06 calibre., a"B" Prefix. I believe that this Rifle may have been a Winfield Deluxe Military Model. The comdition of this weapon can best be described as museum quality, and I dont mean Aberdeen, the metal is highly polished and blued a deep dark blue, all markings are deeply struck with sharp edges, and all parts are correct military. The stock is finished walnut with a reddish oil finish, you can (almost) shave on the right angle edges. This weapom is for sale to a good home only. Best offer closing on the last day of this month, june 30,2008. RSVP to northatlanticsailor@yahoo.com Thank You; john

Gentlemen; Thanks to all of you for the cordial responses, I enjoyed reading them, and In fact enjoy reading all of the topics addressed on this board and give thanks for all of the historical information posted here. I wish this information would have been available when I was a youngster, as I read all the gun mags and would salvate over the Ye Old Hunter and other advertisements. I even remember when Johnson and Garands were $100.00, and yes you could buy that 20MM and 100 rounds for about $200.00 , the groundhogs would never be the same. I assumed that some of the Johnsons remained in the US , perhaps under Embargo because of the condition of my rifle, there is no evidence of rust or pitting anywere , the finish is as perfect as it could be, the verbage, numbers, and logo's are deep- ly struck and the wood is impeciable, the corners are sharp enough to cut yourself. Therefore to think that this piece traveled overseas and back would also be specul acative. It would be interesting to see exactly were the rifle came from , did Winfield keep any records ? Thanks Again for the knowledgable responses, mine were purely assumptions. Best Regards; john

I dont know weather to be elated or dissapointed, I would like to thank both of you for you'r help, I really appreciate you'r helpiin to solve this mystery thats been na- gging me for years. And now for the final question, which I almost hate to ask: What do you think the value of this weapon is ? Has its Winfield status degraded its worth ? It appears that this rifle never went anywere , it remained in storage under embargo until it went to Winfield, would be my calculated guess. All opinions are welcome thank you for you'r help. john

Gentlemen; I am a retired USCG Veteran that has a small military arms collection, to include one very and questionably pristeen 1941 Johnson Rifle in 30-06 calibre. this rifle was purchased by me at the Frederic Gun Show a few years ago. At that time, I knew little about Johnson Rifles, but knew it was a contender for the semi- auto rifle position of WW-2. The price was high but I bargained for it and purchas- ed it for several hundred dollars less than the asking price, ironically it had a sling and I couldent resist giving it to my wife to walk around with which she did dutifully but was stopped and questioned by every 2nd or 3rd person asking to purchase it, or wondering what it was, even dealers were interested. Getting back to the rifle itself a B-2863, could anyone please tell me if they are any records on this rifle (Ive noticed that some records can be found with dates , parts serial #'s and disposition records, I would appreciate this very much. Also the rifle does not make sense to me, in that it is a showpiece in the proper military configuration, it is a highly polished Blue, I can find no parked parts at all and all the correct verbage and numbers are in place with no appearance of fade from polishing, its condition is non -fired except for proof and function, the stock looks like it just came from the stockroom after oiling, in other words it looks too good to be real as though it just came out of M. Johnsons office. I have already checked miltech and they said that it never passed thru their hands leaving me with pretty much a mistery, some one suggested that it might be a presentation piece, it seems to exceed even that role. I would be very interested in any opinions the members may have, and would even present the rifle for inspection, within reasonable driving distance of Pasad- ena MD. Thanks in advance for any info. or suggestions.