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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Trying to see if I can attach a photo more than anything else. But, assuming the photo actually appears, this is my A4. It has the Weaver 33C...
Hello all, If you've been following my other thread, these items came in last night and I have some pictures. Of the magazine anyway. I won...
Haven’t posted in awhile ...just picked up an RIA 1903 serial number 345xxx with an SA barrel dated 1/31...looks like the original stock “S” style...
Hey All, Hope you had a happy Thanksgiving! I spent Black Friday working on a S-C 03A3! It is a CMP gun, and is largely correct, but I have a few...
Does anyone have or know where to get print drawings for the buttstock spare parts container? I have seen a few repros on E-bay but they go for a lot...
My brother is commander of Legion post and said they have trouble firing 3 rounds each in 21 gun salute with blanks. Rounds do not feed smoothly into...
There were some NEW (presumably unissued) 03A3 rifles sold through the DCM in 1947. During WWII there was an excise tax on the sale of new firearms...
I recently acquired Springfield sn 45,710 Rifle retains its original SA 05 barrel. Sadly it was sporterized and poorly “restored” long ago. Any help...
Hello, I recently came into possession of a Smith Corona M1903A3 barrel and receiver after my grandfather's passing. He also had what I assumed to be...
This is pretty neat. No historical significance, but thought I'd share. Out of NARA in College Park. It's interesting how the personnel knowledge...
So how rare are these magazines ? Also how hard is it to restore a rifle to these specs for the original 03 Springfield air rifle ?
All I have this bolt that was extra with my M1922. Any idea why this would have been in the box with a rearsenaled/upgraded early M1922.The bolt in...
Just like my first Garand, this one was bought as a shooter....it's based on an WWII action with a NIB WWII barrel and it has been reproofed in...
Here are a few pictures of some old original ammunition I got from my father. He told me it belonged to his dad. I know after WWI my grandfather got...
My small tribute to my Grandfather and all those who served in WWI whose end will be remembered for the 100th time on November 11 2018. "The War End...
Processing files for my online library for next month and these jumped out at me. The issue of the low number debate from the Admin Office of...
I want to thank Cindy and Fred from Freddie Bear Sports, LLC at 17250 Oak Park Ave. in Tinley Park, IL 60477 for sending me a copy of the...
Good afternoon gents, This will be my first thread/post & hopefully the redundancy of this post catches someone’s eye. To start off I’m very...
I just purchased a Remington 1903a3 in very nice condition. but it does have some quirks. The Muzzle is threaded with 1/2-28 threads to the front of...
I have a very nice A4 with the correct scope mount. It also has the Weaver 33C scope on it. I've read that the 33T was the model that Springfield...
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