M1903 Springfield rifle

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The M1903 Springfield rifle is a bolt-action service rifle that was standard issue for the U.S. military in the early 20th century, seeing extensive use in World War I and World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bolt-action service rifle ⓘ
military rifle ⓘ
action bolt-action ⓘ
barrelLength 24 inches (610 mm) ⓘ
caliber .30-06 Springfield ⓘ
cartridge .30-03 Springfield (early) ⓘ
.30-06 Springfield ⓘ
category United States military rifles ⓘ
World War I infantry weapons of the United States ⓘ
World War II infantry weapons of the United States ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
designedBy U.S. Army Ordnance Department ⓘ
designedFor United States Army ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ
designInfluencedBy Mauser Gewehr 98 ⓘ
linked to: Gewehr 98
feedSystem 5-round internal box magazine ⓘ
stripper clip loaded ⓘ
hasVariant M1903A1 ⓘ
M1903A3 ⓘ
M1903A4 sniper rifle ⓘ
inServiceUntil 1950s (frontline U.S. service) ⓘ
1970s (U.S. ceremonial and training use) ⓘ
legalStatus subject of U.S. government settlement with Mauser over patent issues ⓘ
manufacturer Rock Island Arsenal ⓘ
Springfield Armory ⓘ
notableUse U.S. Marine Corps use in Pacific Theater early WWII ⓘ
extensive U.S. service in World War I ⓘ
frontline and sniper use in early World War II ⓘ
overallLength approximately 43.2 inches (1,097 mm) ⓘ
primaryUsers United States Army ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ
United States Navy (limited) ⓘ
linked to: United States Navy
replacedBy M1 Garand rifle ⓘ
linked to: M1 Garand rifles

M1917 Enfield rifle (in large numbers during WWI) ⓘ
linked to: M1917 Enfield rifle
role infantry service rifle ⓘ
sniper rifle (in scoped variants) ⓘ
serviceEntry 1903 ⓘ
sightType aperture rear sight (later models) ⓘ
iron sights ⓘ
standardIssueFor U.S. military ⓘ
usedAs ceremonial rifle in U.S. military and honor guards ⓘ
usedBy Philippine Commonwealth Army ⓘ
various Allied forces in World War II via Lend-Lease and surplus ⓘ
usedInConflict Banana Wars ⓘ
Korean War (limited use) ⓘ
Philippine–American War (late stages) ⓘ
Vietnam War (limited, specialist roles) ⓘ
World War I ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
weight approximately 8.7 lb (3.9 kg) unloaded ⓘ
yearDesigned 1900–1903 ⓘ

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M1 Garand → replaced → M1903 Springfield rifle ⓘ
subject linked to: M1 Garand rifles
Krag–Jørgensen rifles → replacedBy → M1903 Springfield rifle ⓘ
M1903 Springfield rifle → hasVariant → M1903A1 ⓘ
linked to: M1903 Springfield rifle
M1903 Springfield rifle → hasVariant → M1903A3 ⓘ
linked to: M1903 Springfield rifle
United States Army Drill Team → uses → M1903 Springfield rifle ⓘ
Springfield Armory → produced → M1903 Springfield rifle ⓘ
.30-06 Springfield → usedInFirearm → M1903 Springfield rifle ⓘ
M1905 bayonet → designedFor → M1903 Springfield rifle ⓘ
M1905 bayonet → compatibleWith → M1903 Springfield rifle ⓘ
John T. Thompson → designed → M1903 Springfield rifle improvements ⓘ
linked to: M1903 Springfield rifle
U.S. Model 1892 Springfield → replacedBy → M1903 Springfield ⓘ
linked to: M1903 Springfield rifle
Eddystone (Remington-UMC) (contract) → rifleModelProduced → U.S. Rifle, cal .30, Model of 1917 ⓘ
linked to: M1903 Springfield rifle
Private Daniel Jackson → uses → M1903A4 Springfield sniper rifle ⓘ
linked to: M1903 Springfield rifle
U.S. Army firearms → includesStandardIssue → M1903 Springfield ⓘ
linked to: M1903 Springfield rifle
M98 → influenced → U.S. M1903 Springfield rifle ⓘ
linked to: M1903 Springfield rifle