M1947 Johnson auto carbine
M1947 Johnson auto carbine | |
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Type | Semi-automatic rifle |
Place of origin | United States |
Production history | |
Designer | Melvin Johnson |
Designed | 1947 |
No. built | 5 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 8+3⁄4 lb (4.0 kg) |
Length | 38 in (970 mm) |
Barrel length | 22 in (560 mm) |
Cartridge | .30-06 Springfield |
Action | Short recoil |
Rate of fire | 60 rpm |
Muzzle velocity | 2,800 ft/s (853.6 m/s) |
Feed system | 10 round cylindrical magazine 25-round, single stack-column box magazine |
The M1947 Johnson auto carbine is a semi-automatic derivative of the M1941 Johnson machine gun. It was intended as a replacement of the M1 rifle but not accepted.[1] The auto carbine never got past the prototype stage, with only five of them ever being made.
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The Little-Known Tale Of "Daisy Mae" - The Johnson Auto-Carbine". Milpas. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.