By Marc Cammack WWII USMC drilling with the 1903 Springfield Rifle AmmoLand Gun News Bangor, Maine – -()- The 1903 Springfield family of rifles is one of the most popular military arms today. In a we looked at the rifle’s early history through the end of World War One. In this article of the Springfield Rifle Series we will look at the rifle’s production after World War One, and production through World War Two including the 1903A3. We will also look at sniper variations,.22 caliber variations, and other types of 1903 rifles including target and sporter models. Post WW1 Production Production of the 1903 rifle continued after the end of World War One. Rock Island produced the weapon until 1919, and they had manufactured a total of 346,000 rifles. A small number of Rock Island 1903 receivers were completed at Springfield Armory in 1928 with Springfield barrels.
Another 1903A1 National Match. It is a Springfield Armory 1903A1 with the S/N 1516983. My research on the Springfield Research Service shows the serial number of. This was commenced at Springfield Armory at approximately serial number 800,000. The mission of the Civilian Marksmanship Program is to. NO Remington 1903,s were 1903A1,s plain and simple. The fact that any 1903 shoved in a C stock, doesnt make it a 1903A1. Serial number 1200051 is the first REAL 1903A1.so.any rifle with a number higher then that could be a 1903A1.but as of yet, nobody has come up with a reciever lower then that one, that was sold as a 1903A1.
Springfield Armory’s production of the 1903 continued much longer than Rock Island, as they produced rifles until 1939, with about 1,340,000 being produced. Springfield Model 1903A1 Rifle with USMC Sniper Marked Unertl 8x Scope In 1929 a new stock was introduced for the 1903 rifles, called the “C” stock or pistol gripped stock. Rifles fitted with this pistol grip were designated the M1903A1, and they were produced from 1929 until the end of Springfield’s production in 1939. The semi automatic M1 Garand had been officially adopted by the US Army in 1936, but the rifle required some time to get early production problems fixed, and the 1903 Springfield still saw widespread service..22 Caliber Springfields John Thompson: Designer of the Thompson submachine gun. Hoffer-Thompson. Karawin Pro Crack 3.4.0.3. 22 Rifle Dummy Cartridge A few variations of the 1903 Springfield were chambered in.22 LR for training purposes.