WWII US M1941 Johnson Light Machine Gun

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WWII US M1941 Johnson Light Machine Gun

WWII US M1941 Johnson Light Machine Gun, a .30-06 select fire machine gun designed as an infantry squad support firearm by Melvin Johnson prior to WWII. The M1941 Johnson was used by both the US Army and US Marine Corps Paramarines, but the weapon’s most famous use was by the First Special Service Force who adopted it and used it throughout their WWII combat missions.

https://www.americanrifleman.org/content/the-model-of-1941-johnson-light-machine-gun/

 

https://www.thearmorylife.com/devils-brigade-secret-weapon-the-johnson-m1941-lmg/

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WWII US M1941 Johnson Light Machine Gun, a .30-06 select fire machine gun designed as an infantry squad support firearm by Melvin Johnson prior to WWII. The M1941 Johnson was used by both the US Army and US Marine Corps Paramarines, but the weapon’s most famous use was by the First Special Service Force who adopted it and used it throughout their WWII combat missions.

 

Links to detailed history of the 1941 Johnson LMG:

 

https://www.americanrifleman.org/content/the-model-of-1941-johnson-light-machine-gun/

 

https://www.thearmorylife.com/devils-brigade-secret-weapon-the-johnson-m1941-lmg/