In July 1940, the Netherlands placed an initial order for 10,200 Johnson Model 1941 Rifles. A subsequent order was placed for another 10,200, and in total, 21,988 M-1941 Johnson rifles were made. Johnson Automatics did not have the production capabilities to fulfill the contract, and thus partnered with the Universal Winding Company of Cranston, Rhode Island to form the Cranston Arms Co.; hence the Cranston Arms Co. “triangle” stamping on all Model 1941 Rifles. The “triangle” was a Dutch National symbol. Only 3,000 of those rifles were shipped to the Dutch East Indies before they were overrun by the Japanese in March 1942. Those that remained stateside were still Dutch property, and they allowed 750 to be sold into US military service. All of those sold were issued to US Marine Corps paratroopers, better known as “Paramarines”, who used the Johnson rifle to great effect in the Solomons, most notably on Gavutu, Guadalcanal, and Bougainville. This US WW2 Johnson Automatics Dutch .30-06 Semi-Auto M-1941 Rifle Spike Bayonet is in Very Good Condition, with only some light overall finish abrading and age wear evident. Otherwise, the bayonet is in fine shape, with no other damage. Most interestingly, it features a 7 7/8” trefoil spike blade, sports the classic skeletonized steel handle, and is marked with the serial number “3482” along the muzzle ring. These Johnson bayonets left the factory unmarked, and thus the presence of the serial number denotes it entered Dutch service at some point during the war. It retains approximately 90% of the original dark parkerized finish throughout, and is complete with the original US WW2 Johnson Automatics Dutch M-1941 Bayonet Brown Leather Scabbard in Very Good Condition, with some leftward bending to the lower body, some verdigris to the brass rivets securing the retention strap, some wrinkling to the belt hanger, some overall darkening, and with some scattered scratching and age wear evident. Otherwise, the scabbard is in fine shape, with no other damage. Most interestingly, it bears the classic tubular leather body, carries a fully functional brass “stud” closure leather handle retention strap, and exhibits the mismatched serial number “5757” stamped along the lower front leather belt loop; the presence of that serial number also denotes the scabbard entered Dutch service at some point during the war. The set is a fine example of a very rare, original US WW2 Johnson Automatics Dutch .30-06 Semi-Auto M-1941 Rifle Spike Bayonet.