M1947 Johnson auto carbine | |
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Type | Battle rifle |
Place of origin |
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Production history | |
Designer | Melvin Johnson |
Designed | 1947 |
Number built | 5 |
Specifications | |
Weight | 8 3/4 lbs |
Length | 38ins |
Barrel length | 22 in (560 mm) |
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Cartridge | .30-06 Springfield |
Action | Short recoil |
Rate of fire | Semi automatic |
Muzzle velocity | 2,800 ft/s (853.6 m/s) |
Feed system | 10 round cylindrical magazine 25-round, single stack-column box magazine |
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.