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...
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Years ago, I used to amuse myself by developing various databases. One of the many was a database of 1903 failures. It showed a total of...
Local gun shop had a rifle off in the corner and it occurred to me that it was what I thought was a 1903A3, but it was in fact a 1903. Seemed to be...
I am looking for 1903a3 serial number 3265202. I know it is a long shot to find it but it was the rifle my dad was issued before shipping out to...
Greetings Spent another day at NARA and found some good gems and I really like this document. Figured it was worth sharing. (I found it before,...
Some of you know I've been looking a long time for the right Smith Corona to go with the very late production typewriter I restored several years ago...
Some older photos that I have taken of early M1903 parts that (I think) are not common to find. First is the early Rock Island rear sight leaf...
Need some help figuring out what gets blued and what gets parked on my A3 sporter rejuvenation. Serial # is 3506xxx if that makes a difference. ...
Over the years I have found some pre war parts with drawing numbers for the Model 1903A1. These parts are not really that easy to find and when...
Great day at the archives. We know the star gauge registry number started before the muzzle stamp. But this is when the Armory began stamping...
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Just got back from NARA today. This jumped out at me. Lots of great stuff and it just keeps on giving. This is the earliest I found concerning the...
national match serial number?Can somebody check for me please? 1278040
Have serial # 1344695. Barrel date 2-30, with star guage. Everything looks correct on the rifle. Can anyone check the SRS data, to see if this is a...
Something I've thought of several times. The Private Ryan movie, in the scene where the 03A4 guy is in the bell tower with the tank gun elevating...
There is a 1903 listed on a local paper. 1918 serial number. Went to look at it today, not too bad, barrel has 1930 date, grasping groove stock, has...
Is there any hit for Serial number 849651 1903 Springfield? Thanks in advance.
I picked up another 1903 sporter a while back. This time, it's rebarreled to 458 Winchester Magnum. The maximum pressures of 30-06 and 458 are...
I recently purchased a VGC, 1st production era, RIA # 236077. A higher number that is found in the RIA listings in the '03 books by Canfield, Beard...
In a recent post, there was an assertion that snipers were seldom used in the WW2 Pacific theater, with the information originating from a Division...
During the post WW1 period special cartridges were manufactured for the Model 1903 rifles used in the National Matches. Having collected 30-06...
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