Hi!
I have been unable to find any definitive information on this WW2 era .30-06 Rifle. It appears to be a civilian version of the Johnson Automatic.but it does not have the Round 10-round magazine that is fed using two 5-round Stripper Clips. Instead it has a usual, common-place internal magazine with a Floor Plate and looks like it holds 4 Rounds + 1 in the Chamber. There is no bayonet lug, it has a Sporter type Monte Carlo walnut stock. The receiver is stamped as follows”
Appearing in Block form first:
U.S. PATENT NOS.
2,094,156 - 2,146,793
2,215,470
AND OTHER U.S. AND FOREIGN
PATS. AND PATS. PENDING
Appearing in Block form second:
CAL. .30-’06 SEMI-AUTO.
“JOHNSON AUTOMATICS”
MODEL OF 1941
MADE IN PROVIDENCE, R.I.
8XXX
Searching the Patent Office yields no ‘Hits’ on any of the 3 numbers.
https://www.uspto.gov/patents-application-process/applying-online/patent-number
Is it a post WW2 civilian conversion by the factory? Googling has not found anything on this version.
Can anyone please help?
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