VERY RARE JOHNSON MACHINE GUN

[Panzershrek1945]

The U.S. Army obtained 125 Johnson rifles from USMC for 2 tons of explosives during WWII.

The rifles were issued to the 10th Mountain Division (?).

[INbredMonarchy]

If I was manufacturing guns I would build exact replicas of this one.

[whokilledkenny67]

Hey, you are also left eye dominant. Finally one of my brethren

[GohModley]

These are my kinda rednecks

[MarbleDemo]

Beautiful Rifle, Whats her name?

[FredDude27]

@MarbleDemo

Sir, the private's weapon's name is Charlene, sir!

[ThadKs]

It is similar in purpose to the fg42 but was developed completely independently

[Al88CZ]

The VZ26 or Bren guns piss on it.

[jamesb0551]

for all you fools saying this is an FG42 you need to get yout information from better sources than COD

The M1941 Johnson light machine gun was developed from a semi-automatic rifle designed by Melvin C. Johnson during the late 1930s. It was intended to fulfill the role of a squad automatic weapon, and possibly replace the venerable Browning M1918 BAR. Johnson’s gun was significantly lighter than the BAR, while having a quick-detachable barrel and a magazine of the same capacity.

[Gunsand42]

those saying its an FG42 play to much COD and are feeding you false information this is an all american gun and WASNT taken from the Germans nor did they take ours. Both the Fg42 and the 1941 Johnson are extremely rare the FG42 was built for paratroopers using the MG42 round but in a smaller gun and was also select fire. this gun is bigger and was designed for light infantry purposes and as a replacement to the old BAR and also to be lighter than a 1919 these are the facts

[germanairsoft12]

FG42 FTW!!:D

[taffwob]

This weapon has nothing to do with the FG42, they have a completly different operating system. I swear the developers of Call of Duty have a lot to answer for.

[x3ckid]

maybe the american copied the german Fg 42 design and used it for Airborne squads

[x3ckid]

looks like a variant of the Fg 42 

[Bushmasters334]

what callibur is it is it 30 -60

[edhieb]

@Bushmasters334 Yup it's a 30-06. My dad had one of the M1941 Johnson rifles back in the early 80's. He sold it to a buddy who has since passed on, so it's long gone now. I sure would love to have it back.

[thebravo1994]

30-06 not 306

[0320steven]

redneck

[rockntroopen]

man that gun looks badass

[jr122892]

mg42+m41=m60

[whatheswitchflip]

airplane gun

[tempviduse]

where did you get one! i love those!

[The1shot8kills]

Looks like the German FG42, the Japanese Type 100, and the American BAR had a baby...

[YoungGun243]

For posting such a long explanation of the the gun, you really should know that it is a .30-06, not a .306. Just sayin'.

[john34261]

is there a drum mag to it

[hummerskickass]

Repeal the 1986 full auto ban

[dexter12322222222222]

good for in trenches and lying down in battle.

[PureKrudd]

This came out in 1941, the FG42 came out in 1942. It would almost seem possible that Germans copied it. Unfotunately, it only saw limited action in the Pacific. A german never picked one up. Still, a magnificent weapon and I envy whoever can call it their's!

[Mattebubben]

@PureKrudd The fg42 was more likley inspired by the Kg/1940 used by the swedish military during ww2 (it was designed by a germany company named Knorr-Bremse)

It was designed (completed) in 1935-36 so well before the Johnson.

And since it was german designed it would be far easier for the germans to get there hands on.

Its a very nice weapon tobad it had so many problems compared to the BAR.

Would have loved to see this baby being made in large numbers.

[glavonjagrob]

Zanimljivo, liči na MG42, ali je on u poređenju sa ovim "savršenstvo" izrade

[007bondspy]

THIS WAS A VERY GOOD 'MILLS AND BOON' KILLER

[GLAORleader]

Im waiting for some cod fanboy to say "Itz Nawt In Call Of Duty so it aint rael ass hoele!"

[taffwob]

@GLAORleader But the FG42 is in COD & they look vaguely similar so it MUST be a copy. It's enough to make you weep isn't it.

[carsmasher]

The Johnson was a very good design and would have been a good weapon for our troops. the reason the Army used it very little was that they were already committed to the BAR.

[Gabrielgun9000]

that thing has the best of 4 worlds big bullets high rate of fire accurate and its old

[ProPorchMonkey]

that gun is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SEXY

[MrEddiethehead]

good music choice



[xianscott]

Nice weapon. I wonder what it whould be like to see a squad of Fallschirmjägers with FG42's vs an allied squad armed with the M41.

Whouldn't the side magazine on the M41 make it hard to aim just like on a sten gun?.

[zombiesarescary]

its an fg42

[InsidiakMFWA]

@zombiesarescary Nah man, Its not. The autoloading mechanism is very different. FG42 is gas operated like a M1 Garand or AK-47. This gun is Short-Recoil operated like a Barrett M107 or MG42.

[TheBByamashiro]

she kicks like a mule

[Jackpot807]

@TheBByamashiro Understatement of the fucking century :P

[TheBByamashiro]

@Jackpot807 :/ why what did i said...

[Jackpot807]

@TheBByamashiro "she kicks like a mule" That thing looks like it has more recoil than a .50 cal.

[verfugbarkite]

If this was made in WW2 Germany, it'd be far more famous. Side loading LMG's are a thoughtful innovation. I thought that it was barrel-recoil operated, like the m1919. Shame about the complexity, the one country in ww2 that could afford to splash out on complex weapons didn't.

[GMBStillFree]

30-06 my favorite round :)

[coolmani1209]

i think the japanese garand is much rarer

[aabceacba]

@coolmani1209 I think so too. In fact, I didn't even know such a rifle existed (and this is coming from a WWII nerd).

[doulikepanckakes]

looks a bit like the sterling

[Gool349]

looks like the german FG42

[jamoy1993]

@Gool349

was gona say that

[FutureMarine1775USA]

@Gool349 The johnson was designed before the FG-42...

[Nephi895]

@Gool349 Convergent evolution, bro.

[ThePlacardman]

@Gool349

PFFFFFFFFFFF, no it does not.

[CJarrard2010]

@ThePlacardman it does not this Gool349 dude is getting his stuff from call of duty

[SuperNiggadave]

@Gool349 Not really. The Johnson was recoil operated and the FG42 was gas.

[woahcoolwaffles121]

i like turtles.

[stuka52]

Great information. I did not know the 1st Special Forces utilized this weapon. My uncle was in the 1st. (after being in the 4th battalion Darby rangers).

[MJLai85]

Sure. Says the guy telling people to "suck a dick" and trying to evoke some sort of emotional response out of someone over youtube, stemming from their incompetent knowledge about guns. Stop spamming this person's video with your "wah"ing. haha

[GreekpowerMITSOSGR]

definately an fg 42 copy ! :P

[foughtwolf]

@GreekpowerMITSOSGR

Created prior to the 42.

[MJLai85]

@TheHEROESdontRUN Opposite way around. The FG-42 is a copy of the Johnson lol

[TheHEROESdontRUN]

@MJLai85 suck a dick.

[MJLai85]

@TheHEROESdontRUN Wah wah wah. /insertCODemofaginsulthere

[TheHEROESdontRUN]

@MJLai85 umadbro?

[MJLai85]

@TheHEROESdontRUN lol. Kids these days. Whatever.

[TheHEROESdontRUN]

@MJLai85 I'M 24 but ok.

[TheHEROESdontRUN]

@MJLai85 wah wah wah how would you know that was in c.o.d oh eah because you play it ahahahahahahhahahaahahahahah faaaaaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii­iiiiiiiilllllllllllllllllllllu­uuuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrreeeeeee­eeee

[kullas924]

dam jumps all over is 30-06 better rifle round then 308 anybody hhave opnion further more how Atf not have freakout over this thing they typcially are a pain in the ass whe nit comes to these weaposn

[aabceacba]

Awesome! That look POWERFUL! I do have a question, how reliable is it?

[tonyktx44]

Huh a mini BAR

[zenos700]

@tonyktx44 They're actually about the same size.

[tonyktx44]

@zenos700 IDK I've owned a BAR and the Johnson is about 4" shorter and about 5 lbs lighter (unloaded). But I may have got my numbers crossed. The BAR I had was a m1922 @ approx 24 lbs and approx 47=48 " long. Mine had the dual rate of fire mod, which was nice cause I'm a small guy and the 550-600 rpm was hell to control. Many thanks

[zenos700]

@tonyktx44 The BAR is quite a bit heavier, but lengthwise, they're about the same size (BAR is about 2" longer, at lest with the M1918.

[LWRCftw]

@tonyktx44 mini in what way? it's the same caliber.

[tonyktx44]

@LWRCftw

Mini......As in smaller in size

[flaktank]

american fg42?

[Gorgoroth439]

This Gun is like to the German FG42!!!

Verry nice i have never seen bevore it

[catsareflyingD8]

looks like a FG-42, kind of.

[ZACY29]

This thing looks mean as all hell!

[dudejo]

I see reports that the magazine capacity is either 20 rounds or 25 rounds.

Is it technically 25 rounds because you can load stripper clips in it?

or do the stripper clips go right into the magazine, making 25 rounds impossible?

[Thatevilmidget]

@dudejo On the one I've handled (semi-auto conversion from a regular 1941 Johnson rifle's receiver), it would only accept the 20 rounds. I would assume the automatic version is the same, but I could be wrong.

[GCAUFilms]

recoil looks horrible 

[mfilip62]

Pathetic copy of FG42!

[foughtwolf]

@mfilip62

Dude, the fuckin comments right below yours literally prove it is not.

[mynameistoolonglol]

@mfilip62 This gun predates the FG 42 Moron.

Stop trying to talk about firearms if you have no idea what it is you're talking about.

[l2a3sterling]

@mynameistoolonglol

My parents said if you dont have anything proper to say don't talk.

[l2a3sterling]

Respond to this video...  An oversized L2A3 SMG.

[50TNCSA]

IM OFFICAL JEASLOUS SIR you have the lmg of the mountian soldiers of ww2 and how did one come by such a rare piece of history

[TheTeeWorldsfreak]

german fg42 remake?

[29thinfgeek]

@TheTeeWorldsfreak FG42 stands for faschirmjaegergewehr 1942, and this is a johnson 1941, so more likely it would be the other way around

[TheTeeWorldsfreak]

@29thinfgeek the name 42 came frome the year of the first production, it was desinged in 1940

and the name stands for "Fallschirmjägergewehr 42"

[29thinfgeek]

@TheTeeWorldsfreak Yes, and therefore the allies couldn't have seen one before 1942...

[DT5236]

A bit like a sterling L2A3 shadow

[bananasqueek]

made by Tom Johnson xD

the opposite of John Thompson

[bananasqueek]

johnny-gun

[0TheXBoxRocks0]

it was also used by the marine paratroopers

[combine002]

FG-42 copy lmfao

[blastforyou]

@combine002 The fg 42 was a gas operated weapon and this was a long recoil based weapon and the barrel moves in cycling as a browning Auto 5 . Yes the magazine also goes in side but was designed so that gunner wouldn't be so prominent on horizon and could be lower profile.

[combine002]

@blastforyou oh thanks for the information they look so alike almost lol 

[blastforyou]

@combine002 The FG 42's real claim to fame could be the use of sheet metal in the receiver as all other full power semi auto's used ordinance steel machined from solid block of steel and this was a real challenge to designers and Germany industry did a lot with what they had but a lack of petroleum and too many Russians may have been biggest problems. Check out the Johnson rifle that the MG version derived from and its easy to see why MG version side loaded also. Thanks for posting 002

[combine002]

@blastforyou no problems :D

[l2a3sterling]

Sterling smg on steroids?

FG 42 copy!

[zellarsDD777]

@l2a3sterling it wasn't a copy, they were both seperately designed to fill special roles. They just turned out to be similar. This is based on an interview with a gunner from the first special service force.

[ItEaChUsTuNtS]

FG42s used 20 round Straight clips not curving 30rounds or 50

[Stevezom]

@yomammaland no......just just go. get you ass out of here. I really hate gamers. they know nothing about real life guns. they only know whats in video game. do me a favor and learn about guns

[yomammaland]

its a FG-42

[hummerskickass]

@yomammaland no its a M1941 johnson 

[blastforyou]

@yomammaland It actually entered service before the FG 42 1941 vs 1943 so maybe the germans copied the johnson. The johnson had a recoil operated machanism and the fg42 was gas and a recoil operated function cannot become gas fouled and had in common with browning 1919 machine gun which had proven reliability. All firearms are going to bear some resembalance because people are similar in design and some aspects of firearms design are form follows function mandate.

[thingman100]

it looks like a FG-42...

[TheQuietscheduck]

originaler nachbau vom FG 42

[menju32]

The special forces used that maschine gun

[nzigen31]

durka durrrr

[tod1188]

Lefty's for life



[superman5051]

Thats one huge magazine

[mongolianape]

isnt that a sten? ah,wait...no stens have them on the right hand side.

[calltheriot]

i keep trying to look at videos for music im workin on but i keep getting sidetracked by this damn awesome videos:))

[WolfenFoust]

You can watch a design flaw of the gun in action. As he shoots a burst, the weight from the magazine pushes the gun from side to side. So a burst will have a very wide arc of fire. Useful maybe for a bunch of guys running at you?

[Fordfanforlife777]

I've never heard of .306. But I've heard of .30-06...

[MisterNnamdi]

It looks inaccurate. Is that correct?

[DoughboyJonesmk2]

@MisterNnamdi I think they used it as an impromptu sniper rifle on occasion in the Pacific.

[10SECproducers]

thumbs up if you hear For Those About to Rock!!

[joeyxdope]

You gotta real piece of history right there. This MG was issued only in very limited quantities. It was also built to a very high standard, so I assume it performance shows that.

[Card0Sold]

The recoil looks nasty. Boy you need a bipod for that monstrosity.

[sgtwright14]

No there not the same it would be 30/06 caliber not 306

[weenershnitzel336]

.306 caliber? or 30-06? or are they the same

[booya155]

@weenershnitzel336 They're very different calibers. .306 would be the size of a round, .30-'06 basically stands for 30 caliber round, created in 1906. The uploader made the mistake here since the Johnson is a .30-'06.

[TheyCallMeMoney420]

God Bless America.

[tempviduse]

its actiualy an LMG. "Light Machine Gun". not a full auto rifle or MG. "machine gun" a actiul MG cant be fired without a tripod or mount. ( unless you want your arm torn off) a smg "sub machine gun" shoots pistol rounds. like the thompson 30. my grandfather was a cernal in japan during WW2. they drove the jeeps "willies" into the ocean because they whernt worth bringing back. also i didnt get this from call of duty ( which is not historiculy correct at all )

[SelenaBieberGomez]

dude that is not rare i have one everytime i play call of duty world at war ???

[jrms999]

The Johnson or Johnny Gun was given to the First Special Service Force (FSSF) or the Devil's Brigade as they became known to the Germans in Italy. The weapon gave them an edge against the prepared positions on the Nazis. Thanks for posting

[SergeantDizzle00]

it's ".30-06 Springfield" not ".306"

[Robbob9933]

Most of the Johnson LMG and Johnson Rifles were acquired by the Marine Corps for the Marine Raider Batallions and Paramarine Regiment. The Johnson weapons were far superior to the M1 and the BAR (from those that used both in combat). Final versions fo the LMG could use magazine or disintegrating belt. The LMG is also the grandfather to the M16

[Robbob9933]

To the poster of the video. There is no round as the .306.  You meant .30-06.

[AgentPunisher]

bastard gun, anyone?

[peepeevagi]

@AgentPunisher Boo.

Actually, there's an italian MG even closer to the bastard gun, even has the sliding box feed thingy.

[AgentPunisher]

@peepeevagi nice

[dogbone222]

@AgentPunisher Metro 2033 was a good and scary game. so was the book

[spunkmeyer421]

@AgentPunisher fuck yehhhh

[MrCargod05]

@AgentPunisher metro 2033???

[AgentPunisher]

@MrCargod05 artyom, its now or never! ;D

[MrCargod05]

@AgentPunisher some people call them demons, i call them beeches.

[AgentPunisher]

@MrCargod05 ok, now i know you are a fan of the series, thats awesome i'll add you to froiends and sub

[poik12]

@AgentPunisher Nah.. the magazine doesn't run through the weapon, try the 'woodpecker' machine gun.

[CommanderCooper]

Looks like a big-ass Sten.

[Trashcansam123]

I've been reading these comments

-This is NOT A COPY OF THE GERMAN fg42 it was developed 1 yr earlier.

-Most of you douches probably are only gamers and not historians who ACTUALLY KNOW ABOUT GUNS

-Why are we discussing topics that are unrelated to a video of a dude firing a gun?

[pvtherman]

Does it really only hold 20 rounds in its magazine? It sort of looks rather large for just holding 20 rounds.

[MrThomPS3]

@pvtherman 30-06 is a big round remember.

[badxradxandy]

How much is it to get one? =)

[MoonManG90]

 100% redneck!

[SpecJack15]

How many 30-06 rounds does the Johnson LMG have in its magazine?

[bilyisbored92]

i hate that gun

[kx250fmotocross]

@csmybuttt your one to talk asshole. Or should I say buttt hole?

[Spyflugan91]

Here in Sweden there is a great police/detective film made in the 70's (yeah, old but still very well-made and great story!) called "Mannen på taket" which basically means "The Man on the roof". The story is about a man who desperately shoot at the police from a roof somewhere in Stockholm, and he is using a Johnson M41 machine gun, they even say it in the film.

[acdcgnr100]

Nice choice of music! And my great uncle was in the devils brigade.

[ecku14]

ac/dc!

[zahuizima]

yea this gun we have used for marines in IIWW in bleeding hill guadalcanal

[Chernigov5]

Second time I've ever seriously checked out a guy's massive Johnson.

[SwaffyX]

Damn music! I was planning on recording this gun sound for my Battlefield 1942 mod, but the music ruined that whole thing.

[11pyrofreak]

It looks like a FG42

[gamerguy425]

it looks like a fucked up stg44

[csmybuttt]

@gamerguy425 Your name is more than enough to explain such a retarded observation.

[gamerguy425]

@csmybuttt oh i know it looks NOTHING like it, the shape of the stock and the magazine couldn't POSSIBLY remind me of the stg 44 in a of vague way!

[toughspitfire]

well of course one of the best units in the allied forces would get some of the best weapons :D

[Padreblue11]

@iwasborntohunt357 there's a website that has them called miltecharms, they have the semi-auto version. But you would need a price quote. Hope this helps :-)

[Thatevilmidget]

@Padreblue11 Only ever seen two of these... one was semi-auto ($10,500, which is roughly market value for a semi auto), and one was form 4 in... Florida I think it was (could be wrong, it's been a while)... that one was $78,000.

Insanely expensive pieces of equipment, but immensely historically important.

[lolcat2123]

I love seeing left-handed shooters, they're so cool.

[iwasborntohunt357]

Isnt that an fg42?

[Idoyourh0e]

@iwasborntohunt357 no, the fg42 is german