30+ M1903A4 Springfield Sniper Rifle PNG. The springfield m1903a4 was the first sniper rifle issued en masse to the united states armed forces. The springfield m1903 was the first service rifle to be adopted by all branches of the united states armed forces.
Difference in rear sights design: The scope mount is not drilled and tapped into the receiver. At the end of the 19th century, the united states needed a new battle rifle to modernize their current rifles and to bring them into the 20th century.
Developed in 1903, the m1903 springfield was the standard infantry weapon of the american expeditionary forces in world war i.
Rifle is built on an original remington m1903a3 action. That is where the us m1903 rifle came onto the scene. At least we couldn't find any standards in any of the four reference books we consulted in preparing. At the end of the 19th century, the united states needed a new battle rifle to modernize their current rifles and to bring them into the 20th century.