they look very similar to mine. mine is made by Erma Werks. i believe they mkted the gun under their label, and also produced for Iver Johnson. hdw stock, matte blue. very rugged, a nice shooting gun. just wish i'd stocked up while k-mart had them. now k-mart in that location is gone.
mine is made in germany according to the label. at one time finding mags was a pita. maybe that's been rectified now.
Down near the bottom of the first link below sounds like the one you have.
ERMA-Werke:
http://www.m1carbinesinc.com/carbine_em1.htmlSimilarity in company names can be a bit confusing.
Erma Firearms Manufacturing Co.:
http://www.m1carbinesinc.com/carbine_ermas.htmlyes, i think that is it, pretty much. it was sold as a iver johnson, but the erma werkes is what is stamped on it. it's a known, fast-action shooter. hdw stock, certainly not walnut. the smaller peep option puts the blade square on a squirrel at the top of a 100 ft. yellow poplar. mine came with a 10 round mag. the mag is heavy, & thick. it'd serve as a weapon in it's own right. i have only seen 10 shot mags, no 5 nor 15 shot mags. it'd be interesting to run into a few of the 15 count mags. the larger flip up peep is fast, and allows one to acquire a running target in nearly an instant.
had no clue there was a .22 mag in the family. k-mart got an order in of .22 rf, advertised them, and sold them out. i had no clue about them, but got it home and enjoyed it immensely. looking back, i should have acquired the store's entire inventory. i've had the same opportunity with norinco .22 semi-autos, and i held back. no wonder i'm not rich.
the 'net pages you posted on the history & story of Erma Werkes was most informative, and helpful. it was an old line gun mfg company located in Dachau or so it seems.