cplnorton

I picked up Johnson serial 4863 today. I think on the these early ones you gentleman might have the build sheets. I would love to see how much is still original. Also this one looks a little nicer in the pics than in person. It's pretty salty. The parkerization has turned to a brown color, and the wood is scarred and dark like you see from weapons that were fielded. The bore has a little frosting and the Muzzle is a 2-2.5ME. So it's for sure issued and it almost looks like it served some time in the Pacific or some type of humid type environment. With this one being early, could have been one in the Dutch Shipment? Or could it have been possibly a Marine rifle, or maybe one sent to South America or something? I haven't researched Johnson's in over 10 years, so I'm hoping new research has been found. I know when I researched these a long time ago there was no way to know. Other than the known Marine Johnson serials in Canfields book and the ones in Grunt Gear. But any new info on these earlier serials? Thanks for any and all help.