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Springfield M1903.
He used a rifle, a M1903 Springfield bolt action 30-06 rifle.
Your Springfield model 1903 bolt action rifle was made in the year 1905 with the serial number that you have supplied.
Springfield Sniper Rifle or M1903 Springfield rifle was an American 5-round, magazine fed, bolt action rifle used in the early part of 20th century. It was 1.098 meters long, weighed 3.95 Kgs, had a 16 inch long bayonet and had a wooden body.
The rifle shown is a Springfield M1903. It is chamberd in .30-06(7.62x63).
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American soldiers used the M1 Garand rifle, the M1 Carbine, the BAR rifle, the Thompson Machine Gun, the Colt M1911 pistol, the M3 'grease gun' and the M1903 Springfield sniper rifle.
No. The 1903 is a bolt action rifle with a 5 shot magazine. The M1 Garand is a semi-automatic rifle that uses an 8 round en bloc clip. Two very different rifles.
Mr.Springfield did, an American General.Well it depends on what kind of Springfield as the 30-06 Springfield which was used in World War 2 as a sniper in the U.S Army. Springfield Armory invented that kind of Sniper Rifle during World War 2. Another Springfield would be the Springfield m1903 which is used in the ROTC programs acroos America today.Springfield is the name of the Arsenal in SPRINGFIELD MASS. There were many variations designed and made by the arsenal during WW1 and WW2. The last model was the 1903A4, it was manufactured by Remington.
I have a m1903. Had a B-Square aftermarket mount put on mine years ago. Made a great long range deer rifle.
No. The 1903 Springfield was initially chambered in the 30-03 cartridge, later modified to the 30-06 cartridge. The latter cartridge is still manufactured and very popular. Virtually all firearms after 1895 shoot smokeless powder.
There were numerous rifles in WWI, due to the numerous nations involved, but a few typical rifles were the Gewehr 98 of the German army, the Lee-Enfield rifle of the British Army and the M1903 Springfield rifle of the US Army. The Gewehr 98 weighed around 9lbs or 4.08kg, the Lee-Enfield weighed 8.8lbs or 4kg and the Springfield weighed 8.67lbs or 3.9kg.