This is an example of a 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 officially 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 that were subsequently issued to the Marine Parachute and Raider Battalions for use 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 "B8863". The barrel flange is correctly marked ".30-06" above the barrel and "41" below it. A circled 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 is correctly marked "M2" on the left side with the calibrations correctly marked in meters on the right side. This rifle is complete with a WWII style unmarked leather sling with steel keepers.

Very good with 80% of the original WWII parkerized finish overall. The parkerized finish is thinning on the exposed barrel and on the underside of the magazine, both typically areas where these rifles are handled and carried the most. The rear sight still retains the original blue finish but is very dark from age and use. The modified buttstock and forend are both fair condition showing heavy filing off of wood at wrist. The sling is good. Mechanically excellent.