The M1903 Springfield, officially the U. S. Rifle, Caliber .30, M1903, is an American five-round magazine-fed, bolt-action service repeating rifle, used...
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Krag was replaced beginning in 1903 with the introduction of the M1903 Springfield rifle, which was essentially a copy of a Mauser, although some design...
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M1903, meaning Model of 1903, can refer to a number of different pieces of equipment M1903 Springfield rifle FN Model 1903 Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammer...
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M1917 Enfield (redirect from M1917 Springfield)
it had a similar need for rifles. The Springfield Armory had delivered approximately 843,000 M1903 Springfield rifles, but due to the difficulties in...
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300 m). The M1903 Springfield rifle, which had been introduced alongside the .30-03 cartridge, was modified to accept the new .30-06 Springfield cartridge...
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The Pedersen device was an experimental weapon attachment for the M1903 Springfield bolt action rifle that allowed it to fire a .30 caliber (7.62 mm)...
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M1 Garand (redirect from Springfield Armory M1 GARAND)
greatest battle implement ever devised". The M1 replaced the bolt-action M1903 Springfield as the U.S. service rifle in 1936, and was itself replaced by the...
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5-round magazine. It was built as a cadet rifle, designed to mimic the M1903 Springfield rifle for training purposes. It was produced in several different...
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LLC. JuniorTarget 521TL Remington–Keene rifle Remington-Lee Rifles M1903 Springfield rifle M1917 Enfield rifle Model 5 Model 6 Model 7 Model 30 Model 33...
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98 with others from the M1903 Springfield. The Model 1936 was of Mexican design. Externally, it was similar to M1903 Springfield, using the same type of...
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The Model of 1905 bayonet was made for the U.S. M1903 Springfield rifle. This designation was changed to Model 1905 in 1917, and then to M1905 in 1925...
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concept which the U.S. Army would not accept until the adoption of the M1903 Springfield). It was hoped that this one single arm could then supply the needs...
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Spanish–American War, the Krag–Jørgensens, led the US Army to develop the M1903 Springfield, which itself heavily copied Mauser's designs. In 1887, the Spanish...
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more efficient M1903 Springfield. Although the Model 1888 Springfield proved to be the most developed and efficient of the Springfield trapdoor rifles...
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periscope rifles including the "Elder" and the "Cameron-Yaggi" for the M1903 Springfield were devised in the United States. The Cameron-Yaggi was invented...
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Knife M1917/M1918/Mark I Trench Knife M1939 Machete M1942 Bayonet (M1903 Springfield/M1 Garand) M1942 Bolo Knife (United States Navy Hospital Corpsman)...
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88 Lewis Gun M1 bayonet M1 carbine M1 Garand M18 recoilless rifle M1903 Springfield M1917 Browning machine gun M1917 Enfield M1918 Browning Automatic...
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part of a program to standardize and adopt a replacement for the M1903 Springfield. Although the Pedersen was rated for a time as the most likely candidate...
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Gewehr 98, and its variant the Karabiner 98k, the related American M1903 Springfield and M1917 Enfield, Swiss K31, and many others. Stripper clips were...
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Gun MAS-36: Received from France during the First Indochina War. M1903 Springfield: Received from France during the First Indochina War and the United...
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US. The 7mm Remington Magnum offers ballistics better than the .30-06 Springfield with all available bullet weights, one of the more popular loads being...
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first cartridge had been loaded. Unlike the M1892 Springfield (Krag) and the later M1903 Springfield rifle, the Lee straight-pull did not have a magazine...
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Mauser C96, Roth–Steyr M1907, Lee-Enfield, Mosin–Nagant, Gewehr 98, M1903 Springfield, SKS, Vz. 58 and T48 rifle. Detachable magazines may also be loaded...
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Mexican Mauser Model 1954 (category .30-06 Springfield rifles)
Derived from the Mexican-made Mauser Model 1936, it used many of the M1903 Springfield rifle features, including the .30-06 caliber. The Model 1954 was a...
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retract the cut-off for up to five rounds of rapid shooting. The M1903 Springfield that replaced the Krags had a magazine cutoff, as did the SMLE (Lee–Enfield)...
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Roosevelt's use of a sporterized .30-03 Springfield on a safari to Kenya and Uganda, decided to turn his own M1903 Springfield rifle into a sporter. He purchased...
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the Arisaka rifles were shown to be stronger than the American made M1903 Springfield, British made Lee–Enfield, and German Mauser rifles. The Arisaka rifles...
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this was unnecessary on a sporting rifle and the Mauser M98 and M1903 Springfield type cock-on-opening bolt was preferred by American sportsmen, so...
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consisted of a Corporal and seven Marines all armed with a bolt-action M1903 Springfield rifle and an automatic rifleman armed with a Browning Automatic Rifle...
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Bolt-action .22 Junior Special JuniorTarget 521TL Remington–Keene rifle M1903 Springfield rifle Pattern 1914 Enfield M1917 Enfield Model 5 Model 6 Model 7 Model...
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