By:
sytasyn_syn Posted: September 8, 2008
Filed under: Rifles,
Springfield Armory,
Bolt action,
.30-06 Springfield,
24in,
5 Round,
1957,
barleycorn-type front sight,
Internal Box Magazine,
Korean War,
Large,
Leaf rear sight,
M1903,
Springfield Armory,
U.S. military,
U.S.A.,
Veitname War,
Wood,
World War I World War II,
~8.7 The Springfield M1903, formally the United States Rifle, Caliber .30, Model 1903, is an American magazine-fed, bolt-action rifle used primarily during the first half of the 20th century.
It was officially adopted as a United States military service rifle on June 19th 1903, and was officially replaced as a service rifle by the faster-firing, semi-automatic M1 Garand, starting in 1936. The M1903 saw notable use in World War I and World War II, and some cases in Vietnam. It was also used as a sniper rifle in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. Furthermore, it remains in use as a civilian firearm and among some drill teams.
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