What are your opinions of the market for the 1941 Johnson, in full original military configuration? Is the market raising or falling for this rifle?
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What are your opinions of the market for the 1941 Johnson, in full original military configuration? Is the market raising or falling for this rifle?
Guns America had them from,$5,995.50 to $9,500.00,listing closed.
I follow JSAR prices carefully...at shows and on the various internet auctions. The prices are not going down but very little is currently selling. Most of the auction items either are not bid on or do not make the reserve. At the last NGD show in Louisville there were 7 JSARS ranging in price from $3000 - $6500 and none sold.
I liquidated my collection last summer/fall. Had a nice JSAR in original military configuration (no prefix serial, bolt hold-open, sight ears, bayonet lug). Listed it last August on GunBroker with a $5,500 reserve and got no takers. Sold it through consignment at a S. Florida dealer last September for $6,000.
Probably a better time to be buying right now, than selling.
You are probably right.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mudcat
Anybody want a Johnson Rifle? My wife's friend's husband is selling off a number of rifles and has what appears to be a minty "looking" Johnson among them. Handled the rifle last week. Recall a friend owned one of these many years ago and it was no where as crisp as this one. Think the asking price was in the area of $6K. Will be talking with these people this coming week. F.Y.I.
Count me in.
You really don't want to know what I just paid, trust me!:runaway::thup:
Over the years I've had three M1941 Johnson rifles. I never liked them. The most I paid, from Sarco, in the red barn, was US$99.98. Service Armament Co., Bogota, NJ sold them for US $79.95. Bayonets were US $2.50 extra. To this day that is about what I feel they are worth.:dancingbanana:
Tis a strange person who hangs out in a forum for a rifle he doesn't even like.
I wish I had a dime for every auction I've attended where an older gentleman is grumbling about the prices stuff gets: "I remember when those were $25!" The answer to my question of "how many did you buy?" is invariably "none." Should I assume you wish you would have held on to those three? Just ribbing you - sticking it in Microsoft or Cisco would have been an "investment" whereas guns are doing well in just holding (considering inflation). A guy I shoot with bought a BAR in the late 1960s - he's happy with what the price has done. I think he paid less for it than the tax stamp. His "investment" is a truck went less well but he's ok with that.
I've noticed prices, across the board on guns, falling in my local area.
Condition and all the other issues aside:
RIA, 12/2008, Lot 3594: 5175
RIA, 12/2008, Lot 3598: 4887.50
RIA 9/2009, Lot3523: 8625
RIA 9/2009, Lot3542: 3737.50
So I'd have to widen the sample to gain any meaningful picture.
Amazing!Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom in N.J.
Jeez, tom in NJ, you should have bought 20 of the $hitty rifles,, and now you could buy a house in NJ! Short sighted, did you buy any bank stocks in the last year??
I bought mine in the 90s for $75 US. The wood is not in great shape but it fires great. I have a video of two johnsons being fired at the dame time
wade