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  1. ArtR, Stock #2, #4, Bbl #3541E, 6151E, Hammer block #2532, B 6037, Hammer #7649, C 6738, Bolt #2391, 7459, Locking cam #5873, E 3450, Firing pin #A080, E 6690, Extractor #2913, H1374, Magazine #A1272, E 3514 Any idea why the numbers would be all different than recorded. It doesn't make sense that all the parts of the gun were replaced. Maybe factory errors recording serial numbers? Brian
  2. Hi Art, I will check with him and find out. As I remember I thought some of them did match but not all. I'll verify and get back with you. Brian
  3. Hi All, This gun belongs to my son. I took it John Snow, the gun editor for Outdoor Life for a new series of articles they were starting. Outdoor life switched from a monthly to quarterly format and this issue was the first of the new format. The article was the first in a series John was doing on unique guns. I've done a great deal of research on this gun, including input from the Cody Museum, (Amazing gun collection. If you get a chance to go try and talk them into seeing the collection that isn't on display), but the trail goes cold as with a lot of these guns. It is SN 4882, no prefix. My son has been toying with the idea of selling it to pay medical bills, if anyone might be interested, let me know and I'll see how serious he wants to get.
  4. Thank you for the response. I will disassemble this weekend and verify if this remains as built from the factory. This is my son's rifle and I am trying to rebuild the provenance for him. He bought it several years ago and the owner he got it from claimed the previous owner was the one who carried it in the pacific theatre. He was not thinking about obtaining details but just wanted the gun. Hindsight is always 20/20. I have taken it to a few knowledgeable gun people who all echo the same opinion. The wear is consistent with use in a military atmosphere rather than a post war shooting range or hunting arena. I have a puzzle and the serial number data gives me yet another piece, I appreciate the help. We're really hoping to fill in all the pieces and be able to have a piece of true history. It is going to be tough to close the loop but it's too good of an opportunity to pass up. During my quest, I did find a document of a marine inventory listing 650 "Johnson Rifles" and 109 Johnson LMG's. I believe the document was an inventory after the battle at Guadalcanal. Hopefully I can make the connection.
  5. Hi, Just got approved as a user. I'm not an experienced forum user so I hope I am posting this correctly. If possible, could I get the build information on SN 4882? It does not have a letter prefix. I was curious about the generally accepted number of 1941's produced. Seems like this is the more hardcore, true followers of this gun, forum and is more accurate than other sources so I'd be interested in knowing the thoughts here. After a few million repetitive web pages the number seems to fall between 22K to 30K, with 10,200 initially destined for the Dutch. Also, is there a consensus among users about the number that actually wound up in USMC hands? I know official numbers are scarce but there seems to be more that made it into the pacific theatre than officially recognized. Thanks