Type Battle rifle Designer Melvin Johnson No. built 5 | Place of origin United States Designed 1947 Weight 8 3/4 lbs | |
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. The auto carbine never got past the prototype stage, only five of them ever being made.
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