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...
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...
An interesting video for Springfield collectors ... :thup:
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...
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...
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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I came into possession of this rifle a little while back, and now that I've gone through it I'd like to get the comments and thoughts of the experts....
Good evening, I was lucky enough to inherit a Springfield Remington 1903. After doing some digging, I believe it to be a nickel steel model due...
Hello everybody, today I was talking to a guy who sold me the UTG rail I installed on the STG58, and he suddenly tells me that he's about to put...
My second one, this is an upgrade from the first, so the earlier one will be going up for sale. This oneAppears to be a nice post war rebuild, S/C...
I traded into a Remington 1903 made in 1942 as per the Remington Collectors website that seems to be in very decent shape. Is this one of the...
I recently purchased a Remington 03A3 serial number 3812xxx. Based on various charts the receiver dates to late July 1943. The RA barrel dates...
I posted this on another forum and didn't get much traffic. Milsurps seems to be a good place to share this. I am attempting to piece together a 03A4...
Could someone please tell me if the barrel band spring on a Rem. 03-A3, Serial 3988691, bbl date 9-43 should be marked? Thanks in advance.
I bought this late last year in a small second-hand dealer in another city. I went there following a lead to look at an M1 Garand, only to find the...
Springfield Armory m1903 #1026825...And Question...Did the Corps always leave vice marks when rebarrelling or were some USMC '03s without them?...
I recently purchased a M1913 Warner & Swasey to use on a sniper build I'm working on. Came with the leather case, mounting bracket, and screws. ...
I mentioned this rifle in the other thread on these going on currently. The stock is aftermarket and not fantastically inletted. I may one day...
Does anyone have a complete list of the parts on a REM 03A3 that should be marked and where to look for the “R”?
Hi fellas, it's been a while. I bought an '03 Springfield this weekend and I am curious about the serial#. I would like to know if I bought something...
Hi,does anyone have a source for the original Springfield tang shims? Failing that, if someone has one, could they possibly give me the...
Hey all. First post. Not in a position to post pics but may be able to keep this simple. I have a Springfield Armory serial number 823,XXX. This...
Saw a M1903 in a local shop...Would a 11/29 barrel be correct on a 1.028,??? ser. no. (didn't write down)?
I finally got all the parts together to assemble my 1942 Remington 03 s/n 3225014 which is an 03 with the milled magazine/trigger guard not an 03A3. ...
Recently purchased Springfield Armory M1903 serial 352.754 as a deactivated rifle (barrel several times drilled and welded, bolt head milled off) and...
I have a 1903 'star gauged' Sporter that I would like to add a front sight. The barrel diameter seems thinner than most and there is a gloss bluing...
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