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Pacific Theater USMC-Modified Johnson M1941 Rifle (ad-free)
🕑 Added 2023-08-25 12:00:02 +0000 UTCJohnson M1941 rifles were used in limited numbers by the US Marine Corps in the Pacific theater of World War Two, but they were used - and generally well liked. Interestingly, there was a fairly common field modification done by the Marines, and that was to cut off the front sight wings, and sometimes cut the rear aperture into a deep V-notch or a flat U-notch style. This particular ex-Marine rifle shows both of these modifications.
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Guido Schriewer
would much rather have that rear sight NOT modified. the garand is better but the johnsons sure ain't bad. the feed system is some idea. say compared to a ag-42 that would be kind of fair.... rather the johnson!
Great video, but I think you’re mixing up the words “regiment” and “battalion” a bit, and there’s a big difference. From what I remember, there was only one Marine Parachute Regiment, which consisted of three Marine Parachute Battalions. Certainly three Marine regiments would need a lot more than 500 rifles.
Kenneth Crips
Yes they were generally well liked by the Marines that had them, but they were coming from the Springfield 1903A3. A functioning semi-auto would have been a big improvement. I have talked with Marines that had the Johnsons and when they were issued Garands there was no looking back. The only thing they didn't like at first was the 8 round clip the Garand used. They got used to it.
