Directly below the serial number were the company owl logo, the Iver Johnson name, and Jacksonville, AR.
The serial numbers on the Iver Johnson carbines just preceding the AMAC carbines were located on the left side of the receiverīelow the rear sight and above the stock line. Serial numbers used by Iver Johnson since they began carbine production in New Jersey in 1978. This serial number sequence was a continuation of the Only one AMAC Enforcer has been observed so far, s/n EF000375 (see below). The lowest serial number on an AMAC carbine found so far is s/n AA64990. In February 1987 Iver Johnson became a division of AMAC, Inc. Iver Johnson became a division of AMAC, Inc. The registered agent for the company was Glenn Barber.
President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer. These were part of Imperato's purchase when he re-acquired Iver Johnson.Īrkansas corporate records indicate that in February 1987 Louis Imperato incorporated AMAC, Inc., doing business as Australian Military Surplus Enfield Enterprises, at 2202 Redmond Rd, Jacksonville, AR. One of several events that caused Iver Johnson to file for bankruptcy in October 1986 was an import deal involving 43,500 Australian Enfield rifles that had arrived seriously damaged. Imperato purchased Iver Johnson from the bankruptcy court for $1.2 million and sued the investors for the outstanding balance. While Chapter 11 protected the business from creditors until it could be reorganized, the investors who purchased the company from Imperato still owed him the majority of the purchase price. A month later one of the investors, Phillip Lynn Lloyd, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. In October 1986 Iver Johnson Arm's filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Federal Court in Little Rock. Iver Johnson Arms's of Middlesex, NJ was sold by it's owner, Louis Imperato, to a group of investors in Arkansas in 1982. Post WWII Commercially Manufactured M1 Carbines (U.S.A.)