This is an example of a desirable WWII Model 1941 Johnson Semi-Automatic Rifle. This rifle was seriously considered by the U.S. Army and Marine Corps as an alternative to the M1 Garand Rifle in 1941. Although the Army never adopted the Johnson rifle, after the fall of the Dutch East Indies to Japan in 1942, some of the Dutch contract rifles were obtained by the Marine Corps as a war expedient model and subsequently issued to the Marine Parachute and Raider Battalions and used in the early island hopping campaign in the South Pacific in 1943. The Johnson rifle has several unique features, two of them being that they have a removable barrel for easy storage in a parachute jump bag and the second being that their rotary magazine, which held ten rounds, could be easily topped off with either single or multiple rounds before or during a battle; something that the M1 Garand rifle did not have the capability to do. The receiver is marked with the standard five line patent dates followed by the four line: "JOHNSON AUTOMATICS/MODEL OF 1941" logo, address and the serial number "B8903". The barrel flange is correctly marked ".30-06" above the barrel and "41" below it. An encircled, five-pointed star and "CRANSTON/ARMS/CO." in a triangle are marked on the right side of the receiver below the rear sight. The rear sight calibrations are correctly marked in meters on the side. The bolt has been stamped with manufacturer's part number, "C0534" and it is complete with a WWII GI issue green canvas sling.

Refinished with 99% of the current light gray parkerized finish on all the metal parts with only minor edge and high spot wear. The factory stock and forend have both been lightly cleaned and revarnished, so the wood to metal fit is still very good and currently both the butt stock and forend show minimal or no handling marks overall. The only change is that the complete front sight/bayonet lug were removed and a Lyman type banded front sight was installed, prior to being reparkerized. Still a very nice and very desirable WWII rifle.