Can you buy a M1903?

Currently, M1903 and M1903A3 models are not available, and CMP is not accepting orders. All sales are AS-IS with NO RETURNS OR EXCHANGES.

Who made 1903A3 rifles?

In all, a total of 707,629 U.S. Rifles, Caliber . 30, Model 1903A3 were made by Remington Arms Company. When the United States entered the war on December 8, 1941, its armed forces did not possess an effective rifle capable of use by snipers.

Who used 1903A3?

The Springfield Model 1903A3 was the last purpose-built, bolt-action military rifle used by the U.S. Army. Its most distinctive, and practical, feature is its aperture rear sight. In 1942 a simple aperture rear sight replaced the complicated M1905 sight, and the rifle’s designation became the U.S. Rifle, Caliber .

When was the M1903A1 sent to the Marines?

The 7 that both rifles have in the magazine cutoff well indicates the year they would have left Springfield Armory, both being sent to the Marines in the 1937 shipment of National Match rifles (Andrew Stolinski & Tim Plowman collections). Outside of the stock, the Marine rifle teams would employ a host of other modifications to the rifle itself.

Is the Springfield Armory M1903A1 still in production?

Springfield Armory’s new M1 Garand would now be produced in a National Match form, and production of the M1903A1 ceased. The rising likelihood of American involvement in the Second World War would also spark a renewed interest in the utilization of a sniper rifle.

Is the M1903A1 an Unertl sniper rifle?

The Marine shooting teams would take accurizing their National Match rifles farther than the fine product they received from Springfield Armory, and their intricate tweaks have played a significant role in the identification of Unertl sniper rifles, especially those that are largely original.

When did the National match M1903 come out?

The biggest change to the National Match M1903 came in 1929, with the advent of the pistol-gripped “C” stock. With bright, unfinished bolts that were serialized to the rifle, National Match variants of the M1903 stood out from regular service rifle models.