1903 Springfield

The Springfield M1903 was the first service rifle to be adopted by all branches of the United States Armed Forces. During World War II, the rifle was mostly used a sniper rifle. One of the first major variants of the Springfield was the Air Service variant, which had a 25 round magazine. Then another was the M1903 Springfield Mark I, which could be equipped with a special device allowing semi-automatic firing. The next major variant was the M1903A1 but was mainly sold as competition rifles. It had a semi-pistol grip style stock and was adopted in 1928. The M1903A2 was not issued to troops as it was a training rifle for basic training. The M1903A3, however, was extensively used in combat and it was made to be a cheaper version of the M1903A1 Springfield. It was largely made via stamping and it was fitted with a rear adjustable aperture sight. But the most variant that was used the most, was the M1903A3/A4 and the rifle was used both in Pacific Theater and the European Theater by the United States. By 1946, the Axis powers were on the brink of winning the war, and the allies had no choice but to replace the M1 Garand, M1 Carbine, and Springfield M1903 with Machineguns such as the M3 Grease Guns, M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle, and The Thompson M1946.
== Gallery ==
File:M1903 Springfield.jpg|M1903 Springfield
File:Lyle Tibbet fires the M1903A4 Sniper Rifle..jpg|Paratrooper Lyle Tibbet fires the M1903A4 Sniper Rifle
File:Tibbet works the bolt in a closeup.jpg|Tibbet works the bolt in a closeup
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