Reprinted from ARMY ORDNANCE, November-December 1941 JOHNSON AUTOMATICS INCORPORATED FIREARMS @ MANUFACTURERS — Marine for Paratroops RANGE AND POWER .30-'06 . Landing — Mechanized Forces Soldiers A 1214-Pound Machine Gun @ Instant 3-piece @ Accurate Disassembly (20 inches long) @ Half the “kick” of a standard Full- or Semi-Automatic Fire Military Rifle \ JOHNSON LIGHT MACHINE GUN Magazine may be loaded with single rounds or from standard while at any time, to or detached A NEW AUTOMATIC MENT AND operator’s con- from gun. the bo : by Melvin HISTORY, M. DEVELOP- Johnson, Jr., Captain, U. S. M. C. Reserve and Charles T. Haven, published by William Morrow & Co., New York City, brings to the soldier and shooter new, up-to-date, and complete information on the principal weapons of the Blitzkrieg war that is threatening to involve the United States. 5 Parts 18 Chapters 200 Illustrations 3 Appendices Attractively Bound CONTENTS CHAPTER PART ONE and Development CHAPTER II Automatic Pistols Order Today. AUTOMATICS, JOHNSON OF CHAPTER III Automatic Rifles Before 1st World War CHAPTER IV Postwar Military Developments INCORPORATED How Price, each $4.50 postpaid (Publication release date, December 3, 1941) New Johnson Semi-Automatic Rifle Diagrammatic Chart Notes FOUR Employed in Combat CHAPTER XII Fire Effect CHAPTER XIII Combat Efficiency of Rifle CHAPTER XIV Automatics in Squad CHAPTER XV The Light Machine Gun CHAPTER XVI Ammunition Supply CHAPTER VII Methods of Feeding PART half-tone picture of rifle (34 actual size of rifle), section diagram (34 actual size), How Combat PART CHAPTER VI Factors Affecting Design noted for simplicity, reliability, accuracy and ruggedness. Chart, 25’’ x38’’ with and full description of fire cycle (about % scale), and complete specifications of rifle. Price $1 on paper; $2 on cloth; $3 on cloth with map sticks, top and bottom. Also, new Rifle Instruction Manual and Military Ammunition Chart: prices and general information on request: Johnson Automatics, Incorporated, 84 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. A. How XI CHAPTER V Classification of Mechanisms Chart of the Johnson Semi-Automatic Military Rifle (now in quantity production) half-tone picture of field-stripped rifle parts (14 actual size), 4 section drawings PART TWO They Work X Ammunition CHAPTER CHAPTER I Early Multifiring Arms COPIES FROM TABLE History Edition limited. AVAILABLE oo Book on Automatic Arms ARMS—THEIR USE, at clips attached Springfield-type venience, to Keep PART Them Firing CHAPTER VIII Malfunctions and Stoppages CHAPTER Headspace IX FIVE Miscellaneous THREE Considerations CHAPTER XVII Accuracy CHAPTER Design XVIII Critique APPENDICES