Quote Originally Posted by Jim Watson View Post
There were some 7mm Johnsons sold to Chile, too.
Everybody likes to think their M1941 is an ex-USMC rifle, but the truth is more went to Chile than the Marines.

Speaking of the Marines, here’s a fun maybe-fact:
When the Marines made their first island invasion of the war on Guadalcanal and surrounding islands in 1942, they had not yet adopted the Garand but they had 23 M1941 Johnsons (and 87 Johnson LMGs) with them. It’s very possible the Johnson saw WWII combat before the Garand.