Forum for discussions about the M1903/1903A3/A4 Springfield Rifle
(I don't know if I ran this on the old CSP forum or not. In view of the fact that there has been a lot of discussion about posting pictures, I...
To start the whole story, I took off all W&S Musket Sights from the rifles I have them with, I took all of the spare ones I had around (including the...
The question of what the original parts and finish of a Remington 1903A3 comes up very often, as most 1903A3's were refinished during arsenal...
United States Rifle, Cal .30, Model 1903 Manual Washington Printing Office Pamphlet No. 1923 Revised October 17th, 1911 Format: 72 pages with two...
TM 9-1270 U.S. Rifles, Cal .30, M1903, M1903A1, M1903A3, M1903A4 Sniper Ordnance Maintenance Manual War Department Format: 116 pages with multiple...
M1903 - Individual Instruction in Rifle Practice (A.E.F No. 1418 G-5) (1918) Author: Colonel A.J. Macnab Jr (United States Army) Reprinted November...
M1903 Private's Manual (1918) Author: Colonel Jas. A. Moss (United States Army) Format: 43 pages Note: After you click on images to ENLARGE...
https://www.remingtonsociety.org/manufacture-dates/
Caveat: The Oldguns table does have some problems with the production dates for Remington M1903 and M1903A3 rifles. M1903s are listed as ALL...
An interesting video for Springfield collectors ... :thup:
http://www.vishooter.net/m1903.html
Fundamentals of Small Arms Weapons (WWII U.S. Training Films) These combined videos demonstrate the mechanics of pistols, rifles and machine guns....
TM-43-0001-27 - Army Ammunition Data Sheets (1994) DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT: Approved for public release: distribution is unlimited....
TM9-270 U.S. RIFLE, CAL. .30, M1903A4 (SNIPER'S) CHARACTERISTICS AND OPERATION Published by War Department (Sept 28, 1943 - 30 Pages) ...
Infantry Weapons and their Effects (WWII U.S. Training Film) "Infantry Weapons and Their Effects" is an official WWII era training film which...
Small Arms Instructors Manual (1918) Compiled by the Small Arms Instruction Corps Format: 234 pages - E.P. Dutton @ Company, New York (1918) ...
United States Rifles and Machine Guns (1917) Authors: Fred H. Colvin and Ethan Viall Associate Editors American Machinist Members Society American...
Here is the little write up on the Mauser patents. The original article from The 1915 Outers publication was posted by Michael Petrov on the old CSP...
Extracted from "United States - Milsurp Knowledge Library" Red Star Remington Model 1903's (Click PIC to Enlarge)(Click PIC to Enlarge) ...
Victory Is Our Business (1942) A patriotic motivational film for World War II industrial workers film, located with thanks to member "PBI". It...
Basic Manual of Military Small Arms by W.H.B. Smith (Expired Copyright 1943) Observations: by Badger How to load, operate, disassemble,...
Springfield 03A3 Rear Sight Removal and Replacement by "Bob S" Note: After you click on images to ENLARGE them, you may find they...
640 Yard Shooting (1943 1903a3 Rifle) (Videos by YouTube member Ernest "mag30th") Ernest "mag30th" kindly gave us permission to put his two...
My apologies for the delay in giving everyone a thorough update, but I was up and down almost 36 hours addressing the outage, and I needed some...
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Hello all, I have been reading everything I can on here to try to figure out how to satisfy my new pets needs as I have been wanting 1 for a long...
Initial post here people. Looking to benefit from others' insight as to whether this rifle is the genuine article or not. Serial looks to be in...
Hi all. I recently became the owner of a Springfield M1903, 8xx,xxx which I gather puts the manufacture date in 1918. The barrel is SA stamped...
I have a 1903 Springfield built by Remington in 1943. I understand that there weren't enough Garands to issue to all infantrymen at the beginning of...
Hello all, Been thinking about getting one of these rifles for a little while now. I ran across a nice one and bought it without researching...
Picked up a Remington 03 with a USMC marked Sedgley barrel at an auction. It wouldn't chamber a round so I took it to a smith who told me that the...
My first M1903 purchase. Please give me info on value and what you think of the rifle. Thanks. SN 311,XXX RIA; 42 U.S.M.C. barrel (muzzle...
Adolph Minar was from Fountain, Colorado and made about 36 stocks. He became well known after he made a stock for Jack O’Connor and O’Connor wrote...
Buffalo Soldiers 1917-1918 - World War I - Over 200,000 Black soldiers made it to France, equaling 9.2% of the American Expeditionary Force. Most...
Sat at work all day pondering my problem with my new rifle stringing its shots at a 45 degree angle (previous post). Came home, neck sized a case,...
Here are are a pair of weapons brought back from Vietnam. There was also a Vietnamese SKS that was with this group but the original owner kept that...
I'm looking for a finger groove stock for my M1903 (1918 SA) to replace the WWII stock it has. The finger groove stocks I have seen in eBay are...
Hi,this is my first post here, I used to post a little on the CSP and recognize some of the old names from there. I have been looking for a decent...
Data wanted. Springfield Arsenal manufactured a sizeable amount of newly made 1903's during WW2. They had all milled SA parts, usually 1942 SA...
Watch a program today on History channel that showed a group of Marines showing off their war trophies supposedly following the battle with the...
Good Morning, I have a couple of questions on my recently inherited Springfield 1903. It is a low serial (1235XX which means it was made in 1905)...
Hi im new to the forums and I recently purchased a Springfield 1903 Sporter. The serial # 1266919 and I was hoping someone could help verify it. I...
A local GS has what is being described to me as an "unissued" Remington 03a3. It has a 1942 SN (based upon the information that I have collected). It...
This band is "R" marked on the starboard side, is it a repro? A bayonet works on it. Thanks for looking.
Hi, I just won this 1903 rifle stock on egun. The wood is a bit damaged, but I think a proper refurbishment is possible. What kind of wood...
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