ARHthe1st

Thanks, very useful. I do think it's a reproduction

Sorry if this has already been answered, but is there a simple way to tell between original and reproduction bayonets? A local store had one, but the owner said while he knew the scabbard was reproduction, he had no idea on the bayonet itself. It looks to be in too nice of shape, so I'm thinking it's a reproduction, but I would like your opinions

Thank you for this information! I'm curious to see how many original parts are still on it

Thanks everyone for the advice. You are right, this might be a long term project for me that takes a while to get the requisite parts. It'll never be totally "original", but I would like to get it close to military configuration. I'll have to take a close look at it once I get it in hand, and see if the screws are indicative of other corners being cut on the maintenance of it. Happy to join the club, and I hope to keep this rifle for a very long time. Ps- Rarecat, your rifle is beautiful! And I also enjoy the process of disassembling and cleaning out an old firearm quite a bit!

Thank you, I'm very eager to get it in. I'm curious about comparing it to other military .30-06 rifles, namely the garand and the FN49. You were very close! From top to bottom, a Chinese SKS, a 7.62x45 vz52, a Mas 49/56, two French Mas49s (top one version without grenade launcher), a Syrian Mas49, Argentine and Luxembourg FN49 (lux has a venezuelan muzzle brake though, nice catch!), an Egyptian Hakim, and an Indian 1A1 Fal, with a 16" legal barreled l2a3 sterling in the corner. I do have an HK91 clone though, I just didn't have it out for the picture.

Hello, I just won that auction and am very excited to finally have a Johnson, even a Sporter. I also was extremely surprised at the sale price

Hi everyone! I won the auction for 4330 yesterday (sale price $3050 plus fees) and am very excited to finally have a Johnson. I did not expect to win, as this is the lowest I've seen a Johnson sell for recently. I primarily collect post war semi autos, but a Johnson 1941 has been my "grail gun" for some time. 4330 seems to be a higher end Winfield Sporter, but funnily has a $20 bb gun scope attached. I hope to reshape the butt stock, repark the blued metal, and install a proper sight and bayonet lug. A few questions for you guys: 1.) Does anyone have any leads on a new rear sight assembly? This rifle has had it removed, I cannot find a replacement. Numrich has the elevation adjustment, but that's it. If anybody has an extra, reproduction or original, they'd be willing to part with, please let me know. 2.) Same as above, but for the bayonet lug and pins. It's my understanding that some 1941s did not come with a lug from the factory, so I suppose I could live without this one. 3.) Any sources for other coveted parts? New stocks, barrels, etc. I fully expect this may be a "watch ebay religiously" type deal haha. 4.) What "common" rifle sling swivel would you say is closest to a Johnson rear sling swivel? From pictures online, it looks like an Enfield rear sling swivel is close. 5.) Finally, does anyone have experience with Miltech restorations? It seems they do excellent restorations and advertise Johnson restorations for $2.4k, but I watched what looked to be a restoration sell on GunBroker last week for over $9000. I'd love to hear some opinions on the pros and cons of this option Thank you and I look forward to talking with everyone. I'll post pictures when I finally do get the rifle! Here are some from the auction until then, and a picture of part of my early cold war collection to show my primary area of interest!