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I am new to the forum and wonder about the population of transferable Johnson LMG's. I have been watching the usual auction sites and see a nice C&R Johnson be offered maybe once every 9 months or so. Of course the asking prices tend towards insanity. Anybody care to estimate the number of transferable Johnsons? Dozens? A hundred? For a US made MG I would have expected to see more out there, And I have not noticed any rewelds or remanufactured (non C&R) transferables. I am a collector of the Dutch AR10 MGs and semis. I blame the rarity of C&R AR10s on the fact that they were made overseas. But why is the Johnson LMG so rare?

Much thanks for that information. I had thought there were more transferable JLMGs and will get a copy of "Johnson Rifles and Machine Guns" before I ask any more questions.