Johnson parts on Gunbroker

[webmaster 0]

There are some rusty Johnson bits and pieces on Gunbroker at the moment. They are in Rhode Island so the story about them coming from a machinist's basement 'may' be true. Some mags and a rifle mag shell.

Of note is a rifle barrel and what looks like a carbine barrel still in the white. May be the angle of the photo but it looks slightly shorter than a regular LMG barrel.

Gunbroker Johnson parts

[M48TANKER 0]

Webmaster, thanks for the tip. I'm taking a big chance that the barrels are usable. I'll definitely have some LMG mags for sale. M48TANKER

[Joseph Scott 0]

Based on the external rust, I would assume the inside of the barrel chambers are also rusty. This is one of the hardest Johnson problems to fix. I would not count on getting a working barrel, just parts. If someone needs a magazine shell, I have several new old stock ones.

[M48TANKER 0]

Yes Joe, I've probably got some paper weights, but the price was right. Someone on one of the other forums was concerned about not having a BHO on his Johnson. I tried to explain how it came to be there in the first place, and that there was most likely no mechanical issue with his rifle. I mentioned your name, so he might be contacting you for a BHO lever. There is also a 1941 Johnson manual on Gunbroker by the same guy that I got the rusty parts from. His name is Chris. The manual looks to be museum quality. You may want to have a look at it. I can't afford it but it's really nice! Michael Roper....M48TANKER

[webmaster 0]

I don't know whether I would pay $500 for a rifle manual. I think the most I paid for one was a fifth of that but times change and prices move on up I suppose.