C&R · II · 334
Johnson M1941 rifle
Section II: curio or relic, still subject to the Gun Control Act
Official wording
ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION II · VERBATIM · PDF P. 11 ↗
Johnson, Model 1941 semiautomatic rifles, cal. .30, all serial numbers, with the collective markings, “CAL. 30-06 SEMI-AUTO, JOHNSON AUTOMATICS, MODEL 1941, MADE IN PROVIDENCE. R.I., U.S.A., and Cranston Arms Co.” —the latter enclosed in a triangle on the receiver.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESMarkings as the ATF wording states: “with the collective markings”
- ATF REQUIRESMade or imported as stated: “MADE IN PROVIDENCE”
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1940–1945.
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
United StatesBasis: outside reference ²- Manufacturer
- Johnson Automatics; Cranston Arms Co., Providence, RIBasis: the ATF wording
- Type
- RifleBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- Semi-autoBasis: the ATF wording
- Caliber
- .30-06Basis: the ATF wording
- Made
- All serial numbers · c. 1940–1945production; ATF states no dateBasis: outside reference ¹
- Service
- Military
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 11 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: Medium · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “M1941 Johnson rifle” ↗, years: infobox production date 1940–1945
- 2. Wikipedia, “M1941 Johnson rifle” ↗, country: infobox origin United States
- Fact tags
- ATF the ATF wording states it.
- REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
- ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
- NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
- Source checked
- 20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
- Corrections
- 1 change · see below
Correction history
- Evidence passYears: 1941–1944 → 1940–1945. Wikipedia infobox production date 1940–1945
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “M1941.jpg” by Curiosandrelics, CC BY-SA 3.0. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “M1941 Johnson rifle”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The M1941 Johnson Rifle is an American short-recoil operated semi-automatic rifle designed by Melvin Johnson prior to World War II. The M1941 unsuccessfully competed with the contemporary M1 Garand rifle but was used in limited numbers by the US Marines during the Second World War.