Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Auction Company is pleased to present this historical bolt-action rifle today for a penny start auction, this is the U.S. Springfield Armory Model 1903!
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: U.S. Springfield Armory
Model: 1903
Serial: 160909
Date of Manufacture: 1906 (based on frame serial number)
Caliber: .30-06 Springfield
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 24"
Optics/Sights: Blade Front and Adjustable Ladder Style Rear
Stock/Grips: Smooth wood
Action: Bolt
Markings: Standard / Barrel stamped "RA (Flaming Bomb) 6-44"
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The M1903 Springfield, officially the United States Rifle, Caliber .30-06, Model 1903, is an American five-round magazine-fed, bolt-action service repeating rifle, used primarily during the first half of the 20th century.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Model: 1903
Serial: 160909
Date of Manufacture: 1906 (based on frame serial number)
Caliber: .30-06 Springfield
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 24"
Optics/Sights: Blade Front and Adjustable Ladder Style Rear
Stock/Grips: Smooth wood
Action: Bolt
Markings: Standard / Barrel stamped "RA (Flaming Bomb) 6-44"
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The M1903 Springfield, officially the United States Rifle, Caliber .30-06, Model 1903, is an American five-round magazine-fed, bolt-action service repeating rifle, used primarily during the first half of the 20th century.
Developers first featured the 1903 Springfield along a two-piece, single-banded wooden body with a straight stock. Internal mechanisms were held at the rear of the body with the 24” barrel protruding a short distance ahead of the fore end. The bolt handle, situated over the right side of the receiver, had a ball at its end to ensure an easier handgrip. The magazine was internal and fixed in place, requiring the use of cartridge “chargers” (prefabricated strips containing five cartridges). Front and end iron sights were fitted to the weapon, rounding out the weapon’s weight to about nine pounds. The 1903, a short rifle successfully filled the dual role of an accurate infantry weapon and a carbine for use by mounted troops.
In 1905, improvements to the Model 1903 Springfield introduced new front and rear sights, and the Model 1905 knife bayonet. The next year, responding to the introduction of the German “spitzer” (pointed) bullet, the US adopted a 150-grain pointed round to replace the .30-03 bullet, and the rifle was again redesigned to take the new ammunition. The rifle and cartridge then came to be known as the “30-06 Springfield”, a configuration that remained basically unchanged for the next 40 years.
The M1903 was first used in combat during the Philippine–American War, and it was officially adopted by the United States as the standard infantry rifle on June 19, 1903, where it saw service in World War I, and was replaced by the faster-firing semi-automatic eight-round M1 Garand starting in 1936. However, the M1903 remained in service as a standard issue infantry rifle during World War II, since the U.S. entered the war without sufficient M1 rifles to arm all troops. It also remained in service as a sniper rifle during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. It remains popular as a civilian firearm, historical collector's piece, a competitive shooting rifle, and as a military drill rifle.
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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Return Policy
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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