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, with only five of them ever being made.
See also
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M1941 Johnson rifle
The M1941 Johnson Rifle is an American short-recoil operated semi-automatic rifle designed by Melvin Johnson prior to World War II. Although the M1941 was used in limited numbers by the US Marines during the Second World War, it unsuccessfully ...
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Model 45A
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M1946 Sieg automatic rifle
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.30-06 Springfield semi-automatic rifles
Abandoned military projects of the United States
Firearms by Melvin Johnson
Rifles of the United States
Trial and research firearms of the United States