Hi everybody, I have a set of U.S. Marine’s in the Pacific Theater, but the problem is that they are for 1944 through 1945, and I need to back date them to early 1942, and at that stage we did not have the M1 Garand, so does anybody know of a set that includes a M1903 Springfield, with out a scope??
Thanks, Jim
Dragon’s US Marines Guadalcanal comes with the appropriate weapons and uniforms.
Hey, thanks Stik, this is for your GB actually, so THANKS!!
Thanks, Jim
Tamiya produced a US Weapons Set that includes a 03 Springfield
Wish the had a set with the 1941 Johnson semi. Some Marines were equped with them between the 03 and the Garand.
Bob
more on the Johnsons usage, just an FI, not trying to stray from the topic.
The U.S. Marine Corps rifles are a story completely separate and different from the Netherlands rifles. First of all there were very few M-1941 rifles used by the Marine Corps. Except for a few prototype and test rifles, the rest went to the Southwest Pacific in order to lend greater firepower to the Marines who were mostly equipped with the venerable 1903 Springfield rifle. Of course these Johnson rifles were not used in any fighting early in the war such as when the Philippines or Wake Island were invaded. They made their first debut on Guadalcanal and the environs of that Island; Choseul, Guvutu and Tonobago. Both the Johnson rifles and the Johnson M-1941 light machine gun gave excellent service in these early engagements and were given very high marks when they repelled the attacking Japanese trying to retake Henderson Field. Both of these weapons proved superior to the M-1903 Springfield and the BAR in delivering a high rate of firepower under difficult conditions.
Dragon’s Allied WWII Infantry Weapns set includes a couple Johnson Rifles.
As a side note, the only other unit aside from the USMC to use the Johnson weapons was the 1st Special Serivice Force.