Ed Johnson

He checks this site periodically.

The successor would have been Mr. Kenneth Kemp, a former employee of Johnson Automatics. He listed his company as Johnson Automatics Associates (JAA) in Hope Valley, RI. He was operating a custom gun shop with another J A employee, Ike Isaacs. They continued with customizing customer's rifles. It is entirely possible that they connected with Morrone. I know they also did work on shotguns. But I cannot say it for certain as I don't recall the Morrone name being mentioned when I had JAA working/assembling our MMJ 5.7mm Spitfire Carbines during 1966-1967 after my father died. Ed J

Amen to that. Let's hope for a peaceful. healthy & productive 2025. This past year has been tough on some of us. ej

For the benefit of all members, if you run into folks who want to join the site........ Jim does not like the process offered by the folks who service the website. We changed it some time ago, and as Art noted, Jim put the new procedure on the Rifle Message Board at the top. Here again is the wording.below which offers a much simpler and secure method for joining. If any of you have friends who are interested..... (Ed J) Posted August 17, 2020 · Report post "If you wish to join this site DO NOT use the automatic membership system. Send an email to webmaster@johnsonautomatics.com I will manually create an account for you. When requesting membership give the screen name you wish to use and a VALID email address. Thank you."

An update on Walt Liss.......I visited him today (4/13/24) as he is now home and being primarily cared for by his wife, Anna, with some outside assistance. His left side is still affected but he has a special bed, a lift assistance device and frame, and a very comfortable wheelchair (which I tested myself). He is able to speak clearly but naps frequently. We are hopeful for more recovery. This is a tough situation for someone who has been so active in the past. Ed J

Keep us posted, Frank. Glad to see the continued interest. ej

photos?

no mention of recoil operated? delayed blowback gas?

To our site users, a short note to mention that one of our senior team members, Walt Liss, has been having health issues and hopes to enter a rehab facility soon. Please join us in wishing him the best. And while not related to Johnson products directly, nevertheless the 1917 Enfield Rifle was one of Dad's favorites, and it is nice to see that Bruce Canfield's book on that piece will be coming out shortly. It was not only a key WWI weapon, but was used during WWII as well.

To all....I felt I should comment on this subject in order to clarify how I think most of us feel, and at the same time, avoid getting involved with any political issues. As we are starting to hear, there are some management changes at the National Rifle Association. My own hope is that this will not have a negative effect on the operations involving their American Rifleman magazine, or Mr. Mowbray's "Arms for the Man," or with the NRA educational Museum collections and Video programs. We have had very good relations with their staffs over the years and the quality of their technical research has always been top notch. My father also had excellent relationships with the NRA while he was alive, as noted in our book "Johnson Rifles and Machine Guns." May it always continue to be so..... Happy New Year to the Website Team and the members who use this website......from the Johnson Family....

To Johnson Website Users There will be an Auction on February 7, 2024 at the office of Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers, 64 4th Avenue, in Cranston, RI. Phone 401 533 9980. The Director is Mr. Joel Bohy at Joel@BruneauandCo.com The item will be a Model 1941 Johnson Semi-automatic Rifle with serial number S-10. It was initially advertised in "Man at Arms for the Gun Collector" on the inside front cover of the October 2023 issue. The S-10 was part of a small series of Tool-room Samples of the rifle prior to the full production on the product back in the 1940's. According to Mr. Bohy's information on provenance, this rifle initially became the property of a Mr. Harry Lindbnerg who was the owner of "The VIKING Bar" and restaurant, which was located very near the Johnson plant on the border of Cranston and Warwick, RI. during and after WWII. The business was destroyed in a fire later on, but the rifle survived and become the property of others who lived in the local area. Anyone interested in bidding on this rifle should contact Mr. Bohy or his staff to get on the bidders list. This is a good opportunity to obtain a rare piece of history which appears, per the photographs we saw, to be in very good condition. Ed Johnson

Appears to be a 20mm size bullet but not sure od the casing that would come with it. Looks like you might have a nice "man cave" up there in the boon docks.. You need 0068 to ward off the tourists......or to help make collections from tardy customers....:-)))

Most of our new Spitfires that I had assembled in RI had new cast receivers built by Plainfield. They themselves also sold 5.7s and their new barrels came from Wilson in CT, same as mine. They used surplus trigger housings and mechanisms. So did I. EB is correct. Our main difference was feed ramp (in the early models) and nicer custom stocks. Iver Johnson bought Plainfield, so there wouldn't be much change there. The most recent Mfr was AIA circa 2002 to 2003 or so, but I was told of quality issues. The barrels were not too bad. ej

Sell it as a replica, up front, so there are no lies about it, and then as you say, someone will pay for it.

Bruce commented on that price also. And # 0068 has that unusual path of being designated to USMC and then not going there, per our correspondence. I believe the star units might have been initially designated to other than USMC but were then re-designated, as you suggest. ej