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1941 johnson

kotten01
Found a 1941 Johnson at gun show this weekend. Dealer said it "sprorterized" but could not see where. I am not intimately familiar with the wood configuration tho' this one doesn't look too sporterized from those I have seen. The condition was very good, brite shiny bore, few storage marks, and it functioned as I could tell without test firing. Price was $2800 buy or no?
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  • kotten01
    I have a johnson serial number 4166 no letters that has gold inlay on the lettering and is blue, there is also a cheek rest on it. Did they make a civilian model maybe? 100% on the gun and the bore is rough but still shoots decent. Whatever you can tell me would be appreciated.
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  • givette
    quote:Originally posted by kotten01
    I have a johnson serial number 4166 no letters that has gold inlay on the lettering and is blue, there is also a cheek rest on it. Did they make a civilian model maybe? 100% on the gun and the bore is rough but still shoots decent. Whatever you can tell me would be appreciated.


    Welcome to the forums!
    Reads like the gun has been refinished. A "well cared for" gun, with an un-cared for bore? You get the idea. Johnson Automatics made up rifles for civilian sale for some time after the war, mostly to use up stockpiles. Can't address the cheek pad, however.

    If you need a 'tight' evaluation, photos are a must. Info on posting photos available at the top of this forum. Best, Joe
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  • p3skyking
    Most likely it's not gold inlay but gold paintstik. Any art store stocks it. Melvin did fool around with commercial stuff after the war, but not a '41. That was a war weapon only from the company.
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  • Ambrose
    I remember that around 1960 or so there were a lot of surplus Johnsons advertised in the American Rifleman for very little money. Nobody wanted them since we were looking for something we could convert into a "deer rifle". An enterprising outfit (I believe it was Golden State Arms of California), in an effort to sell their Johnsons, "sportized" them by fitting them with a new cheek rest stock. I'll bet you have one of those. If I remember right, they were asking around $90. If it's important, I'll dig through some old Riflemans and see if I can find an ad.
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  • diamondpete
    In trying to find parts for my sporterized 1941 Johnson, I came across a company in Canada named Winfield that probably sporterized my 1941 with a new (cheekpad) stock and new barrel. According to the article, Winfield bought up a lot of the returned 1941 Johnsons and bought all the spare parts from Century Arms to rebuild them as civilian shooters. Winfield is long out of business now. I think GPC (Numrich) carries a custom stock set for the 1941 Johnson, but not the military version. I am still looking for an original barrel and buttstock for my 1941 Johnson in case someone has a "spare".
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