Jeed

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  1. Mr. Alpert & Mr. Eb, Thank you both for some very sound advice, I'll take heed.
  2. Hello, I am somewhat interested in this. I asked the seller if the LMG parts were original and if they knew who put it together. They replied the parts seemed to be original, they didn't know who put it together and that it "came from an esteemed collector who passed away many years ago" Can anyone tell from the pictures if the parts are original? I know it's not a great welding job on the rear sight but does everything else look OK? Is this an outrageous price to consider paying?
  3. I was the buyer. The carbine is much nicer than I thought it would be. It looked like there was a chip in the stock & butt plate but it was some glue that came off with a finger nail. The left side of the stock looks like it had something drizzled on it that took some of the finish off. Again it looks much better than in the pictures. All metal is in mint condition. I'm still in shock at what I was able to buy it for. I don't understand why an original Johnson Spitfire would sell for 665.00 and an IAI bring over 1200.00 a couple of days later. I'm happy about it - VERY HAPPY. This is my third Johnson, I have a mint condition B series Model 1941, a mint condition Johnson Automatics barreled Mauser in .270 Win. and now the Spitfire that I've looked for for years. I would love to find an MMJ short barrel Spitfire and if I can come up with an extra 50K a light machine gun. I also have an OTT custom TC Contender barrel chambered for 5.7 MMJ. I would love to know the production numbers on the Spitfire. Canfield's book has very little information on the Spitfire and none on production other than years. If you haven't seen it, here is a link to the NRA video on the Spitfire - it is number 1001 https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2016/2/17/video-57-mm-johnson-spitfire-carbine/