Alan1945

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    Collector of 1900-1960s military firearms & 1930-1990s military vehicles.

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  1. Thanks for providing the background on this Ed.
  2. Please post photos once you recieve your bayonets. I am interested in seeing how they compare to the originals (which are nearly impossible to find up here in Canada).
  3. Thanks Art. Much appreciated. I'll have a look and see what matches.
  4. Hello All, It has been several years since I have been active here (I've been focusing more on military vehicle collecting over the past 2-3 years, focusing on Second World War to Vietnam era armor). I am glad to see that the forum continues to be in good health. I've recently come across JSAR Serial Number 3529. When someone has a chance could you please post the serial numbers for this rifle? Thank you and warm regards from Ontario, Canada! Alan
  5. Thanks for the information Brian. It is much appreciated. It has matching numbers on the Hammer Block, Hammer, Bolt, Locking Cam and Extractor. I will have to do some more research on the barrel when I have time, but it certainly appears to be a replacement. I don't see the pin slot that you would expect on a Garand barrel. Maybe its an M1903 barrel?
  6. Thanks for the info and photos. This locking bushing is stamped with a serial number ("115E"). There is no Dutch proof mark or serial number on the barrel itself, but there's a faint "R 1 7" and "2" between the locking bushing and guide bushing. The guide bushing is stamped with "30-06" and "41". It was a long day by the time I got my Johnson home (I was very tired), and I didn't even think of comparing the markings on this barrel to the original barrel on my other Johnson! Here's a photo of the two of them together. #2104 on the top, #0244 on the bottom. Cheers, Alan
  7. Hi All, If you remember I posted on here a couple years ago (exactly) when I bought my first M1941. I've been fascinated by the Johnson ever since, so bought my second one today. My first one was serial number 0244 and was in rather well-used condition with a poor bore: I just received the second one today and its in better condition overall -- with a rather nice barrel on it! This is serial number 2104. I've had #0244 out on the range a few times now and while it functions great the accuracy leaves a lot to be desired. I'm looking forward to take #2104 out: I'll take some better photos in the coming days and post them. Could someone please post the serial numbers of #2104 -- I was very interested in hearing the part numbers for #0244 and hope I can do the same with this one? I've yet to perform a close examination of the rifle, but one thing I did immediately notice is that the barrel on #2104 is different than on #0244: Its ~1/3" or so longer on #2104 than on #0244. The front sight is the same distance from the chamber, but the barrel extends further past the front sight.The barrel diameter before the front sight is thicker (by ~1/8") on #2104, and steps down to about the same as on #0244 forward of the bayonet lugThe top of the front sight post on #0244 is "ramped" (the end closest to the receiver is higher than the end closest to the muzzle). The front sight post on #2104 is flat across the top (the end closest to the reciever is the same height as the end closest to the muzzle). I'm by no means an expert on Johnsons, so don't know why they would be like this. I thought this may possibly be one of Joe Scott's reproduction barrels, but the wear on its finish appears consistent with the rest of the rifle. Is anyone hear familiar with this variation? Thanks very much, Alan
  8. Just out of curiosity, where did you get it from in Ontario? I'm located in the Hamilton area.
  9. Very nice work Brian.
  10. The member who owns this Johnson was told to apply for membership here. If he doesn't join I'll ask his permission to post the photos. Its in rough shape (bad pitting/rust on most of the surfaces, a few big cracks in the stock) but looks complete. As sledge101 said it has "S-6" stamped where the serial number would normally be.
  11. Ed and Joe; No problem. Glad I could be of assistance. It would be great if the A and B-series logs are still out there somewhere. Alan
  12. Is this the article you're talking about Joe? http://www.armchairgeneral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=90673 Alan
  13. Here's the rundown on mine: Matching magazine shell, hammer block and hammer. Not as much as I hoped for, but not bad! The hammer block is the part of the rifle in the best shape (looks 'good as new'), so I'm really surprised that that matches. The barrel doesn't match but it also has the 'E' suffix -- does this E indicate the production block (ie: manufactured around the same time)? Also, the buttplate on my stock is stamped 1514 -- would this be considered the stock serial number? Thanks again Walt.
  14. Thanks Walt. Its much appreciated. I'll strip it down tonight and see it matches up. Alan
  15. No offense intended Ed. I just threw my number on here after seeing the very quick reply that Alasdair received and was hopeful that Walt would happen to have my information as well. I am well aware of how this site operates. This is why I did not start my own thread solely asking for my serial number information. As for resale value, this has absolutely no bearing on my interest in M1941s or desire to know the serial number information. I bought mine as a collector's piece, not as an investment (in fact, I've never sold a single firearm I've owned). If I wanted the latter, I would have started hoarding batches of M1s and Lee Enfield No4 Mark1s back in the 1990s when they were selling for a hundred bucks up here and then sell them now for five to ten times the value!