Jeff Z

Thanks Brian! You guys have been a great help. How does one place a value on such a firearm? I am cataloging it for an auction company as part of the estate sale for the family of the deceased that you mentioned. Any assistance is extremely appreciated. My main concern is a correct and fair description for those bidding on this and a reasonable value of such a piece. I am SO pleased I stumbled upon this site! Jeff Z

I am holding the firearm right now. It has the low front sight like the regular rifle but a ventalated shroud like the LMG. It feeds from the left side via the same box mags as the LMGs. Verbage on top simply says: Ejercito Mexicano Serial Number 0005X and on the right side of the receiver it says: Systema Johnson Model 1941 Calibre 7mm (in a light inlet where something was obviously milled down a bit) Fabrica de Armas Providence, RI USA Selector says: SAFE (12 0'Clock position) FIRE (3 0'Clock Position) Some of the other Johnson LMG pieces I have DID come from the Winchester Museum so your guess is a distinct possibility. My records indicate that it is "a Mexican issued Johnson model of 1941 Semi-auto millitary issue repeating service rifle - Experimental model: cross between Model 1941 Semi-auto rifle and 1941 light machine gun" but I want to verify this. Thanks again! Jeff Z

Yesterday I encountered a unique firerarm. It looks very similar in design and action to the Johnson 1941 and 1946 LMGs but it seems to function in semiautomatic only. It has some Mexican stampings. Not being a student of the Johnson firearms, I am not familiar with any of their LMG style rifles manufactured in a semiautomatic configuration. Can anyone shed any light on this for me? Thanks in advance! Jeff Z