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Don't know him directly but I'll use the Johnson "Family" status and wish Walt and his family prayers for comfort and God's Grace during these hard times.

I was reading a post on GunBoards about a Model 1903 receiver built to fit a Model 1922 .22LR stock with a Lyman adjustable rear sight on it. This sporter rifle had many features and clues to signify, in one person's researched opinion, that it had been converted by the Marines for NM competitive shooting. It has a nice star stamped under the 1942 replacement barrel date from the M1903 .30 cal rifle. The responder mentioned the following regarding the stamped star: "The star under the barrel date is nicknamed the Philly Star. It shows up on a lot of Marine target rifles and even on some Marine 1903A1 Unertl Snipers. We still to this day don't know when they applied the star and what exactly the meaning was. But it shows up on a lot of Marine rifles that were used for target practice or snipers." So, I don't know if there is a connection here or not to your star. Very interesting!

Doesn't the USMC scribble on the sling on B3222 prove it is an authentic Marine JSAR? (Ha! Ha!) My JSAR was also used by a Marine in battle. The paperwork was eaten by my dog, though. Just believe me.

If you do test fire this great rifle, I would remind you to have military ammunition that has the harder military primers. Hunting .30-06 ammunition, or reloads that have normal large rifle primers, have the possibility of allowing slam fires. I have had this happen in my JSAR. Just be cautious and enjoy your new treasure!

Lots.

Agree. But, you have to shop around and keep your eyes open to details. Item descriptions are not always correct and sometimes errors are made to the buyer's advantage, if they know what to look for.

God Speed and safe journey for your brother. What a loving family it sounds like you have!

Sugaring. Sugarhouse. Sugarmakers. Nice family business. I hope none of you guys are diabetic.

Welcome! When you strip your new treasure down, it should look like this:

Thank you, also, Art for so much wonderful and educational information. Not many families have enjoyed so much hard work and history as you have discussed. Your brother died doing this amazing work which is probably just what he would have wanted. I'm sure you have great memories of working with him. Those old family photos are amazing also. Do you have younger family members who will carry on this work into the future? Thanks again!

These parts sometimes show up on ebay or Gun Broker. They are usually costly but patience can pay off if you keep looking. Most of us have found parts we need or want for our JSAR projects. Welcome!

So pretty it looks fake. Just kidding. Nice JSAR!

Welcome to the Johnson forum. Many experts here who can help you out with your Model 1941 Johnson rifle. It is a nice rifle but has lost a lot of collector's value because of the permanent alterations. New stock and rear sight could help but then you are getting into high cost. But, it's up to you as to what you choose to do. Having it repaired would be nicer, though. As it is, is should still be a good shooting rifle! Congrats on your new addition to the family.

Welcome bsam to the Johnson rifle forum. Best place around for anything Johnson Model 1941 related.

I know from personal experience that having a firearm in hand to inspect, with proper lighting and sometimes magnification, can make a huge difference in determining authenticity or alteration or refinishing. There are some really, really difficult pieces out there that need close up inspection. I think this looks authentic and original until proven otherwise. I'd love to have it at that price. Nice find!

Does make sense. Non-linear production by use of manufactured parts (including serialized receivers) placed in a bin and removed randomly for production and assembly is well accepted as to why parts are mixed on firearms out of sequence as well as updated firearms due to damaged or worn parts sent back for repair. The production of military firearms has never really catered to collectors, especially during wartime production. Good information!

Interesting to review this great information. An assumption that seems to be made regarding the laminated cheek/solid "no cheek" stocks is that all of the solid, good wood was used before using any laminated cheek piece stocks. Maybe this isn't true. I have a "B" series Johnson rifle that has a solid stock. I have no reason to believe that this stock has been replaced. Maybe there were different runs of stocks made with and without laminated cheek pieces solely based on the availability of wood for the production of the stocks. They could have gone back and forth producing these stocks randomly and, therefore, no predicable pattern is seen. Always interesting to speculate. With Krag-Jorgensen rifles, there was a short period of time in the early 1900s when American Walnut wood was not available and a lighter color Italian Walnut wood was used for the stocks. This has provided us collectors with an additional area of observation of the stocks on different Krags and tracing changes made and replacements done by observing the different color walnut stocks.

Welcome and what a great looking Johnson 1941 rifle you have gotten! Take some time to carefully field strip your new rifle and learn the parts. If you have any problems, ask and we'll help. I learned a bunch from the great and friendly members here before I bought my Johnson rifle. I had trouble removing the mainspring threaded cover on my rifle since it probably had never been removed since it was manufactured. I made a special tool and got it done without too much trouble. I bought a new mainspring from one of the members here. Ebay has them for sale also. The suggestion about using military ammunition, like your Lake City ammo, is important. The harder primers on military ammunition are important. If you shoot commercial .30-06 ammo, you can easily have slam fire full auto mishaps. I had this happen in mine when I was testing different ammunition. I reload and use CCI #34 large military primers for reloading, if you do your own. Good luck and keep us informed. There are great posts here that you can search out for help in using or repairing your rifle, if needed.

You got a really nice JSAR for this price that looks good except for pock marks on the wood which are not bad. Many of thse in this original condition are selling for over $10,000. Hopefully it shoots well for you. Keep us informed when you get it and check it out well. Welcome!

Welcome Bulldog! Thanks for sharing your new treasure. Glad to have you as a club member now!

Item ended with no bids. Wonder what happened? Maybe he read the posts here...

If it's fake, it is made to look authentic.

Jag- Welcome! Glad you made it here. I own a great military configuration Johnson 1941 rifle and love it. I had wanted one almost 20 years before I came to this forum and learned a bunch about them before buying one. I'm glad I researched it first and found good friends here before buying. Good luck on your choice and keep us informed.

I have seen many posts all over the internet for quite a while about 2nd Amendment supporters not supporting the NRA with donations and/or membership because of the well known abuse of NRA funds by leadership. I do hope that changes are made to improve the reputation of the NRA that will lead to greater membership and stronger 2nd Amendment support around the country. It's in all of our best interests. The trouble before the last election certainly neutered the NRA's efforts to help get more 2A candidates elected. We can't afford that loss in the coming election.

Nice opportunity to own a special piece of history. This will be a fun auction to watch. Thank you for the info.