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    Cush: i didn't want to get inflammatory about the guy , due to doing a lot of business with him back then (... as is... you would find me under his table going through boxes of greasy parts where no one could see me, ... really sitting on the floor under his table with a box of greasy parts and some paper towels:P

    But what they were doing , i didn't feel was correct for the community. If you are anywhere near Arizona i would like to take a look and compare our two pieces.

    Brian and I had several conversations about the company and their business around that time.

    Do you have any knowledge if your piece was originally sold at an RIA auction when the last owner got it?

    Even if it is theirs, I think it would be a very nice and functional piece . The quality of the work was always very high and that's why they commanded the prices seen at that time for something that didn't ever exist ( IE the prototypes) Yours did exist and is what appears to be a very nice piece.

    Whenever I take mine out, I always get comments like WHAT the F***k is that and Did those really Exist???

    The answer is always YES they did ...

    I talked with an IDF armorer several years ago who had nothing nice to say about " That Hagenah piece of Sh***T. He was very unhappy when the guys took them apart and lost small parts. He told me that he started tack welding them together to keep that from happening. Explains alot of weld markings on the older kits.

    In my humble opinion... NO one is that passionate about that weapon unless you are trying to build one or are stuck working on one that has been issued and broken in the field.:o He didn't have much nice to say about the "POS"  M-16 that we gave them as well:D 

    I am looking forward to seeing good close up pics of this when you get it in hand. The serial was probably copied from the mag housing or possibly the other way around. The number on the mag housing looks to be original. I think Art already looked up the Johnson serial number, but that may not be the correct original number to the receiver parts.

    Either way I'm looking forward to talking with you about it. I think I had the 1st functional one in Arizona till Ian got his built. I like to believe so anyway.;)

    Ryche

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    Ok so here is what i know...

    Mine was built by the same guy that built Brians.  There was at the time we are talking about, an outfit called surf city firearms.

    They were the ones building JLMG/DROR hybrids and passing them off at RIA as Johnson prototypes. They were called out on this but as far as i know never shut down for it. They also had most of the USMC marked 1911's (also bogus). I do know at the time the owner had a box full of JSAR recs. that had been cut into 3 pieces.

    Their work was very good and the items tended to sell at high prices. I had spoken with the builder at one time about building mine.

    I vaguely remember them being marked in what caliber they were built in, ala the 8 mm marking. I don't ever remember seeing their name stamped on the few items i saw in person.

    So its a very good possibility that this piece is one of theirs.

    I would look very closely inside and out to try and spot weld lines in the rec. If they marked them it might be on the bottom somewhere.

    I also believe they are long since out of business. The owner at that time attempted to be a member here with alot of parts for sale (lord knows i bought enough from him) But he had very few posts before he disappeared from the site.

    Art you may be able to look up his user name from the early 2000's

    I can give you his 1st name, if needed ,don't remember his last name at the moment. There were also a few threads at the time discussing his work.

    I acquired Brians DROR type 1 mags from him at a SAR show years ago .

    If memory kicks back in i will supply what i can think of then.

    He was the primary builder at the time, most other builders had not attempted , or even knew about the DROR back then.

    Ryche

     

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    No roasting here either. Beautiful and interesting rifles. If you ever saw Ian's video on the DROR, that one is mine.

    I am visible during the slo mo section as he was running the camera.

    Beautiful piece, not many people have a functioning one :)

    Ryche

    Any idea who built it??

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    Hey Guys I am trying to help 64 caddy with his semi JLMG build. We are in bad need of a cam roller assy (bolt carrier) and possibly a front grip.

    Anybody here have any of this stuff avlb.? I am shaking every tree i can think of trying to find the parts.

    The front grip i can have copied from mine but still gonna need the cam roller assy. One from a DROR will work as well.

    Thanks for taking a look to see if anybody has one to let go.

    Ryche

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    Everything except the bolt handle looks to be refinished. That being said i would bid up to at least $900 without a thought :)

    Be interesting to see how high it goes in 12 days.  Kinda looks like a Mr. Scott butt plate on it. Removing it and looking would tell the tale.

    Have to wait and see, especially if a board member ends up with it. As Art said no good pics of what we like to see.

    Bayo scabbard really looks repo.

    Ryche

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    Art: I remember those days as well, my father was in the supply chain for a while and would bring home all the stuff being disposed of at the end of every year.

    Wish i still had most of that stuff.

    I do have, if any collectors are interested: 2 50 cal. receiver covers

    one has some wear but is marked: Fungus proofed mark1, and Schmacht & Kale 1945.

    The other is mint aside from a small stain and is stamped the same but still has the orig paper tag with all the info still stapled to it.

    If any interest contact me and we can talk.

    Ryche

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    ArtR: Actually Rarecat and i have been discussing that very item over on the LMG thread.

    I believe he is bidding on it. If Anybody is attempting to build a Paracarbine i believe i may still have some of Dr. Alpert's

    blueprints for the rear sight base. He helped me several years ago as i was building mine.

    Mine is very close to being finished, need grip escution. The small female end that the screw goes into in the grip.

    Also need to get the barrel finished with the right color bluing. Just the front end though as i had to use a cut down rifle barrel that was screwed up on the front end.

    Anyway  builds are alot of fun if you have the time and money to do them well.

    Resources like our friend Brian Alpert will be sorely missed.

    Ryche 

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    I am somewhat inclined to believe that the Winfield is responsible for most modern collectors to have heard of the Johnson.. (say 1950's on)

    Due to limited military use, most have never even heard of it until recently.. (say last 20 years or so).

    Anyway in my family photo it has a prominent place below the military issue pieces. :)

    Ryche