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| ''[[Lost Battalion, The (1919)|The Lost Battalion]]'' ||  || American soldiers || || 1919
| ''[[The Lost Battalion (1919)|The Lost Battalion]]'' ||  || American soldiers || || 1919
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| rowspan="5"|''[[The Big Parade]]'' || John Gilbert || James Apperson || rowspan="5"| || rowspan="5"| 1925
| rowspan="5"|''[[The Big Parade]]'' || John Gilbert || James Apperson || rowspan="5"| || rowspan="5"| 1925
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| ''[[The Merry Widow (1925)|The Merry Widow]]'' ||  || Monteblanco soldiers  || || 1925
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| ''[[Wings]]'' || || American, French and German soldiers ||  || 1927
| ''[[Wings]]'' || || American, French and German soldiers ||  || 1927
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| ''[[Pardon Us]]'' || || National Guardsmen || || 1931
| ''[[Pardon Us]]'' || || National Guardsmen || || 1931
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| rowspan="4"|''[[Pack Up Your Troubles]]'' || [[Stan Laurel]] || Stan || rowspan="4"| || rowspan="4"| 1932
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| [[Oliver Hardy]] || Ollie
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| Don Dillaway || Eddie Smith
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|  || U.S. soldiers
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| rowspan="3"|''[[Heroes for Sale]]'' || [[Richard Barthelmess]] || Thomas Holmes || rowspan="3"| || rowspan="3"| 1933
| rowspan="3"|''[[Heroes for Sale]]'' || [[Richard Barthelmess]] || Thomas Holmes || rowspan="3"| || rowspan="3"| 1933
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| ''[[Each Dawn I Die]]'' |||| Army National Guard soldiers ||  || 1939
| ''[[Each Dawn I Die]]'' |||| Army National Guard soldiers ||  || 1939
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| rowspan=3|''[[Roaring Twenties, The|The Roaring Twenties]]'' || [[James Cagney]] || Eddie Bartlett  || rowspan=3| || rowspan=3|1939
| rowspan=3|''[[The Roaring Twenties]]'' || [[James Cagney]] || Eddie Bartlett  || rowspan=3| || rowspan=3|1939
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| [[Humphrey Bogart]] || George Hally  
| [[Humphrey Bogart]] || George Hally  
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| [[Jeffrey Lynn]] || Lloyd
| [[Jeffrey Lynn]] || Lloyd
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| rowspan=3|''[[Fighting 69th, The|The Fighting 69th]]'' || [[James Cagney]] || Pvt. Jerry Plunkett || rowspan=3| || rowspan=3|1940
| rowspan=3|''[[The Fighting 69th]]'' || [[James Cagney]] || Pvt. Jerry Plunkett || rowspan=3| || rowspan=3|1940
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| [[Jeffrey Lynn]] || Sgt. Joyce Kilmer
| [[Jeffrey Lynn]] || Sgt. Joyce Kilmer
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| [[Barry Nelson]] || F.X. Matowski  
| [[Barry Nelson]] || F.X. Matowski  
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| ''[[Fighting Seabees, The|The Fighting Seabees]]'' || || CB recruit || || 1944
| ''[[The Fighting Seabees]]'' || || CB recruit || || 1944
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| rowspan=2|''[[They Were Expendable]]'' || [[John Wayne]] || Lt. JG 'Rusty' Ryan || rowspan=2| || rowspan=2|1945
| rowspan=2|''[[They Were Expendable]]'' || [[John Wayne]] || Lt. JG 'Rusty' Ryan || rowspan=2| || rowspan=2|1945
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| || U.S. Navy sailors
| || U.S. Navy sailors
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| ''[[Story of G.I. Joe, The|The Story of G.I. Joe]]'' || || U.S. soldiers || || 1945
| ''[[The Story of G.I. Joe]]'' || || U.S. soldiers || || 1945
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|''[[Back to Bataan]]''|| || Philippine guerrilla fighters || ||1945
|''[[Back to Bataan]]''|| || Philippine guerrilla fighters || ||1945
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| ''[[China Gate]]''|| || French Legionnaires || || 1957
| ''[[China Gate]]''|| || French Legionnaires || || 1957
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| ''[[FBI Story, The|The FBI Story]]'' || || South American soldier || || 1959
| ''[[The FBI Story]]'' || || South American soldier || || 1959
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| ''[[Dictator's Guns, The (L'Arme à gauche)|The Dictator's Guns (L'Arme à gauche)]]'' || [[Leo Gordon]] || Morrison || || 1965
| ''[[The Dictator's Guns (L'Arme à gauche)]]'' || [[Leo Gordon]] || Morrison || || 1965
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| ''[[Tarzan and the Valley of Gold]]'' || || Vinero's soldiers || || 1966
| ''[[Tarzan and the Valley of Gold]]'' || || Vinero's soldiers || || 1966
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| ''[[Professionals, The (1966)|The Professionals]]'' || || Mexican soldiers and rebels || || 1966
| ''[[The Professionals (1966)|The Professionals]]'' || || Mexican soldiers and rebels || || 1966
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| rowspan="3"|''[[The Sand Pebbles]]''|| [[Steve McQueen]] || Jake Holman || rowspan="3"| || rowspan="3"|1966
| rowspan="3"|''[[The Sand Pebbles]]''|| [[Steve McQueen]] || Jake Holman || rowspan="3"| || rowspan="3"|1966
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| ''[[Big Jake]]'' || || Texas Rangers || || 1971
| ''[[Big Jake]]'' || || Texas Rangers || || 1971
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| ''[[New Centurions, The|The New Centurions]] || || L.A.P.D. Honor Guard || ||1972
| ''[[The New Centurions]] || || L.A.P.D. Honor Guard || ||1972
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| ''[[Dillinger (1973)|Dillinger]]'' || || Vigilantes || || 1973
| ''[[Dillinger (1973)|Dillinger]]'' || || Vigilantes || || 1973
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|''[[Midway]]''|| || U.S. Marines || || 1976
|''[[Midway]]''|| || U.S. Marines || || 1976
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| ''[[Muthers, The|The Muthers]]'' || || Pirates, Camp guards || || 1976
| ''[[The Muthers]]'' || || Pirates, Camp guards || || 1976
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| ''[[Go Tell the Spartans]]'' || || South Vietnamese militia || || 1978
| ''[[Go Tell the Spartans]]'' || || South Vietnamese militia || || 1978
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| ''[[Police War,The (La Guerre des polices)|The Police War (La Guerre des polices)]]'' || || French police || Scoped || 1979
| ''[[The Police War (La Guerre des polices)]]'' || || French police || Scoped || 1979
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| ''[[1941]]'' || || U.S. Army soldiers || || 1976
| ''[[1941]]'' || || U.S. Army soldiers || || 1976
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| ''[[Big Red One, The|The Big Red One]]'' ||[[Lee Marvin]] || Private Possum || || 1980
| ''[[The Big Red One]]'' ||[[Lee Marvin]] || Private Possum || || 1980
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| ''[[Lili Marleen]]'' || || American and British soldiers || || 1981
| ''[[Lili Marleen]]'' || || American and British soldiers || || 1981
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|''[[Windtalkers]]''|| || United States Marines || ||2002
|''[[Windtalkers]]''|| || United States Marines || ||2002
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| ''[[The Aviator (2004)|Aviator]]'' || || Film crew || || 2004
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| ''[[The Lost City (2005)|The Lost City]]'' || || Cuban rebels || || 2005
| ''[[The Lost City (2005)|The Lost City]]'' || || Cuban rebels || || 2005
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|''[[An American Carol]]''|| || Ghost of World War I-era troops || ||2008
|''[[An American Carol]]''|| || Ghost of World War I-era troops || ||2008
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| ''[[The Children of Huang Shi]]'' || || Chinese Policemen and soldiers || || 2008
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| rowspan="3"|''[[Public Enemies]]'' ||  || U.S. Army soldiers || rowspan="3"| || rowspan="3"|2009
| rowspan="3"|''[[Public Enemies]]'' ||  || U.S. Army soldiers || rowspan="3"| || rowspan="3"|2009
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|''[[Back to 1942]]''|| || Chinese troops || ||2012
|''[[Back to 1942]]''|| || Chinese troops || ||2012
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| ''[[The Silent Mountain]]'' || || Austro-Hungarian and Italian soldiers || || 2014
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|''[[Live by Night]]''|| || Joe Coughlin's men || ||2016
|''[[Live by Night]]''|| || Joe Coughlin's men || ||2016
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| ''[[Three Stooges, The|The Three Stooges]]'' || [[Curly Howard]] || Curly || Episode "Three Pests in a Mess" || 1945
| ''[[The Three Stooges]]'' || [[Curly Howard]] || Curly || Episode "Three Pests in a Mess" || 1945
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| ''[[The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - Season 1|The Man from U.N.C.L.E.]]'' || || various characters || || 1964-1968
| ''[[The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - Season 1|The Man from U.N.C.L.E.]]'' || || various characters || || 1964-1968
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|''[[Watchmen (2019 Series)|Watchmen]]''||[[Alexis Louder]]||The Mother||"It's Summer and We're Running Out of Ice" (S01E01)||2019
|''[[Watchmen (2019 Series)|Watchmen]]''||[[Alexis Louder]]||The Mother||"It's Summer and We're Running Out of Ice" (S01E01)||2019
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|''[[1923 - Season 1|1923]]''||||U.S. Army soldiers||"1923" (S1E01)|| 2022
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| ''[[Iron Giant, The|The Iron Giant]]'' || || US Army soldiers || || 1999
| ''[[The Iron Giant]]'' || || US Army soldiers || || 1999
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| ''[[I Am Cuba (Soy Cuba)]]'' || || Cuban government soldiers and guerrillas || || 1964
| ''[[I Am Cuba (Soy Cuba)]]'' || || Cuban government soldiers and guerrillas || || 1964
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| rowspan=2|''[[Born Losers, The|The Born Losers]]'' || [[Tom Laughlin]] || Billy Jack || || rowspan=2|1967
| rowspan=2|''[[The Born Losers]]'' || [[Tom Laughlin]] || Billy Jack || || rowspan=2|1967
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| [[Stuart Lancaster]] || Sheriff Harvey ||
| [[Stuart Lancaster]] || Sheriff Harvey ||
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| ''[[JFK]]'' || || A killer || with Unertl 8x scope || 1991
| ''[[JFK]]'' || || A killer || with Unertl 8x scope || 1991
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| ''[[Thin Red Line, The (1998)|The Thin Red Line]]'' || [[Mickey Rourke]] || A sniper || Deleted scene; with a 7.8x Unertl scope ||1998
| ''[[The Thin Red Line (1998)|The Thin Red Line]]'' || [[Mickey Rourke]] || A sniper || Deleted scene; with a 7.8x Unertl scope ||1998
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| ''[[Letters from Iwo Jima]]'' || MSgt. Tom Minder || US Marine sniper || with 7.8x Unertl scope || 2006
| ''[[Letters from Iwo Jima]]'' || MSgt. Tom Minder || US Marine sniper || with 7.8x Unertl scope || 2006
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| ''[[The Children of Huang Shi]]'' || || Chinese soldiers ||  || 2008
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| ''[[Let the Bullets Fly]]'' || || Henchmen || || 2010
| ''[[Let the Bullets Fly]]'' || || Henchmen || || 2010
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| ''[[Pacific, The|The Pacific]]'' ||  || US Marine Sniper || with 7.8x Unertl scope || 2010
| ''[[The Pacific]]'' ||  || US Marine Sniper || with 7.8x Unertl scope || 2010
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| ''[[Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven]]'' || || || 2002
| ''[[Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven]]'' || || || 2002
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| ''[[Hidden & Dangerous 2]]'' || "Springfield" || || 2004
| ''[[Hidden & Dangerous 2]]'' || "Springfield" || standard and with 7.8x Unertl scope|| 2003
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| ''[[Forgotten Hope 2]]'' || || || 2007
| ''[[Forgotten Hope 2]]'' || || || 2007
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date'''
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| ''[[Fighting Seabees, The|The Fighting Seabees]]'' ||  || US Marine and CB members ||  || 1944
| ''[[The Fighting Seabees]]'' ||  || US Marine and CB members ||  || 1944
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| ''[[The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms]]'' || || National Guard soldiers || || 1953
| ''[[The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms]]'' || || National Guard soldiers || || 1953
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| ''[[Badlands]] || || Police officer || || 1973
| ''[[Badlands]] || || Police officer || || 1973
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| ''[[Dillinger (1973)|Dillinger]] || || U.S. Army soldiers || || 1973
| ''[[Dillinger (1973)|Dillinger]]'' || || U.S. Army soldiers || || 1973
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| ''[[Ironweed]] || [[Jared Swartout]] || U.S. Army officer || || 1987
| ''[[Ironweed]] || [[Jared Swartout]] || U.S. Army officer || || 1987
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| ''[[Courage Under Fire]] || || U.S. Army soldiers || With metal parts chromed || 1996
| ''[[Courage Under Fire]] || || U.S. Army soldiers || With metal parts chromed || 1996
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| ''[[Scoundrel's Wife, The|The Scoundrel's Wife]] || || U.S. Coast Guard sailors ||  || 2002
| ''[[The Scoundrel's Wife]] || || U.S. Coast Guard sailors ||  || 2002
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| ''[[An American Carol]] || || Ghost of World War I-era troops ||  || 2008
| ''[[An American Carol]] || || Ghost of World War I-era troops ||  || 2008
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| ''[[Shutter Island]] || || Shutter Island prison guards ||  || 2010
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| rowspan=7 | ''[[Gallipoli: End of the Road]]'' || [[Gürkan Uygun]] || Mushin || rowspan=7 | Standing in for [[1903 Turkish Mauser|Turkish M1903 Mauser]] || rowspan=7 | 2013
| rowspan=7 | ''[[Gallipoli: End of the Road]]'' || [[Gürkan Uygun]] || Mushin || rowspan=7 | Standing in for [[1903 Turkish Mauser|Turkish M1903 Mauser]] || rowspan=7 | 2013
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| rowspan=6 | ''[[Pacific, The|The Pacific]]'' || [[Keith Nobbs]] || PFC Wilbur 'Runner' Conley || rowspan=6 |  || rowspan=6 | 2010
| rowspan=6 | ''[[The Pacific]]'' || [[Keith Nobbs]] || PFC Wilbur 'Runner' Conley || rowspan=6 |  || rowspan=6 | 2010
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| [[Joshua Bitton]] || Sgt. J.P. Morgan
| [[Joshua Bitton]] || Sgt. J.P. Morgan
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|||||M1903A3 with Unertl scope
|||||M1903A3 with Unertl scope
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| ''[[Resident Evil 4 (2023 VG)]]'' || SR M1903 || || Adding scopes turns it into the M1903A4 variant || 2023
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| ''[[Darkest Hour: Europe '44-'45]]'' || || With M84 scope || || 2006
| ''[[Darkest Hour: Europe '44-'45]]'' || || With M84 scope || || 2006
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| ''[[Company of Heroes (2006)|Company of Heroes]]'' || "1903 Rifle" || || || 2006
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| ''[[Call of Duty 3]]'' || "Springfield"  ||  ||  || 2006
| ''[[Call of Duty 3]]'' || "Springfield"  ||  ||  || 2006
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| ''[[Sniper Elite 5]]'' || || || || 2022
| ''[[Sniper Elite 5]]'' || || || || 2022
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| ''[[Resident Evil 4 (2023 VG)]]'' || SR M1903 || with various scopes || Removing scopes turns it into the M1903A3 variant || 2023
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|''[[Blue Desert]]''|| [[Philip Baker Hall]] || Joe || Scoped || 1991
|''[[Blue Desert]]''|| [[Philip Baker Hall]] || Joe || Scoped || 1991
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|''[[Howling, The|The Howling]]'' ||  || Colony Resident || Griffin & Howe || 1981
|''[[The Howling]]'' ||  || Colony Resident || Griffin & Howe || 1981
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|''[[Black Sunday]]'' || [[Robert Shaw]] ||  Maj. David Kabakov|| Scoped  || 1977
|''[[Black Sunday]]'' || [[Robert Shaw]] ||  Maj. David Kabakov|| Scoped  || 1977
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|''[[A Boy and His Dog]]'' || [[Don Johnson]] || Vic || Customized with [[Steyr Mannlicher-Schoenauer#Mannlicher-Schoenauer Carbine (Full Stock)|Mannlicher Schönauer Carbine (Stutzen) stock]] || 1975
|''[[A Boy and His Dog]]'' || [[Don Johnson]] || Vic || Customized with [[Steyr Mannlicher-Schoenauer#Mannlicher-Schoenauer Carbine (Full Stock)|Mannlicher Schönauer Carbine (Stutzen) stock]] || 1975
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|''[[Dictator's Guns, The (L'Arme à gauche)|The Dictator's Guns (L'Arme à gauche)]]'' || [[Leo Gordon]] || Morrison || || 1965
|''[[The Dictator's Guns (L'Arme à gauche)]]'' || [[Leo Gordon]] || Morrison || || 1965
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| rowspan=3|''[[His Kind of Woman]]'' || [[Vincent Price]] || Mark Cardigan || rowspan=3|Griffin & Howe || rowspan=3|1951
| rowspan=3|''[[His Kind of Woman]]'' || [[Vincent Price]] || Mark Cardigan || rowspan=3|Griffin & Howe || rowspan=3|1951
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| ''[[Man from U.N.C.L.E., The - Season 1|The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - Season 1]]'' || [[Michael St. Clair]] || James || "The Gazebo in the Maze Affair" (S1E27) || 1965
| ''[[The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - Season 1]]'' || [[Michael St. Clair]] || James || "The Gazebo in the Maze Affair" (S1E27) || 1965
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|''[[The Walking Dead - Season 3]]'' || [[Lauren Cohan]] || Maggie ||"I Ain't a Judas" (S3E11) || 2012-2013
|''[[The Walking Dead - Season 3]]'' || [[Lauren Cohan]] || Maggie ||"I Ain't a Judas" (S3E11) || 2012-2013
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The '''Pedersen Device''' is an attachment for the M1903 Springfield developed during World War I, converting the rifle into semi-automatic pistol cartridge weapon, designated '''US Automatic Pistol, Caliber .30, Model of 1918''' by the Ordnance Department. Functionally, the Pedersen Device is a very small and simple top loading, blowback-operated pistol.  M1903 Springfields were modified with additional left-facing pistol-caliber ejection port and other receiver modifications to accommodate for the device, and were designated '''US Rifle, Cal. .30, Model of M1903, Mark I'''. It is attached by removing the turnbolt and inserting the device. It uses the rifle's trigger group and uses 40-round magazines, inserted 45-degrees diagonally from the right.
The '''Pedersen Device''' is an attachment for the M1903 Springfield developed during World War I, converting the rifle into semi-automatic pistol cartridge weapon, designated '''US Automatic Pistol, Caliber .30, Model of 1918''' by the Ordnance Department. Functionally, the Pedersen Device is a very small and simple top loading, blowback-operated pistol.  M1903 Springfields were modified with additional left-facing pistol-caliber ejection port and other receiver modifications to accommodate for the device, and were designated '''US Rifle, Cal. .30, Model of M1903, Mark I'''. It is attached by removing the turnbolt and inserting the device. It uses the rifle's trigger group and uses 40-round magazines, inserted 45-degrees diagonally from the right.


The device was designed by Remington Arms employee John Pedersen prior to US entry into WWI. After US entry into WWI, the Army ordered 133,450 devices and 800,000,000 cartridges for the 1919 Spring Offensive. Production began in 1918, but the war ended before they reached Europe. The production contract was terminated on March 1, 1919, after 65,000 devices, 1.6 million magazines, 65 million cartridges and 101,775 modified Springfield rifles were produced. They were subsequently placed in storage and declared surplus in 1931. Nearly all were destroyed in a giant bonfire because the Ordnance Department didn't want to pay for the cost of storage. An estimated 60-100 Pedersen devices survive today. Most Mark I rifles converted for the Pedersen device were converted back to the original standard in the 1930s, with the only remaining sign of their conversion being a receiver cutout and a Mark I rollmark.
The device was designed by Remington Arms employee John Pedersen prior to US entry into WWI. After US entry into WWI, the Army ordered 133,450 devices and 800,000,000 cartridges for the 1919 Spring Offensive. Production began in 1918, but the war ended before they reached Europe. The production contract was terminated on March 1, 1919, after 65,000 devices, 1.6 million magazines, 65 million cartridges and 101,775 modified Springfield rifles were produced. They were subsequently placed in storage and declared surplus in 1931. Nearly all were destroyed in a giant bonfire because the Ordnance Department didn't want to pay for the cost of storage. An estimated 60-100 Pedersen devices survive today, some of which have fire damage as they were surreptitiously rescued from the bonfire as souvenirs. Most Mark I rifles converted for the Pedersen device were converted back to the original standard in the 1930s, with the only remaining sign of their conversion being a receiver cutout and a Mark I rollmark.


Mk.II and Mk.III prototypes were designed for the [[M1917 Enfield]] and [[Mosin-Nagant Rifle|U.S. Rifle, 7.62 mm, Model of 1916]] (a Remington-produced version of the Russian Mosin Nagant that were never delivered to Russia). Neither went into production.
Mk.II and Mk.III prototypes were designed for the [[M1917 Enfield]] and [[Mosin-Nagant Rifle|U.S. Rifle, 7.62 mm, Model of 1916]] (a Remington-produced version of the Russian Mosin Nagant that were never delivered to Russia). Neither went into production.

Latest revision as of 06:54, 24 December 2023

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Springfield M1903 Mk 1 - .30-06 Springfield
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Closeup detail of the M1903 Springfield above - this model is receiver cut for a Pedersen Device, detailed below.
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Springfield M1903 Transitional (pre-WW2) issue - .30-06 Springfield

The Springfield M1903 was the first service rifle to be adopted by all branches of the United States Armed Forces. It is a Mauser-style turnbolt action with a 24" barrel, 5-round staggered-column box magazine contained within the stock, and straight-grip single-piece stock. It fired the new high-velocity .30-'06 caliber cartridge which would become the standard US rifle and machine-gun round for the next 50 years.


Background

Development

During the Spanish-American War, US Army troops in Cuba found their Krag-Jørgensen rifles severely outmatched by the Spanish Army's M1893 Mauser rifle. The high-velocity and flat trajectory of the 7x57mm cartridge compared to the .30-40 Krag made the Spanish rifle more accurate, and the Mauser design allowed for immediate reloading of the entire magazine via stripper clips, whereas the Krag could only be loaded singly. This gave the Spanish a decisive advantage in rate-of-fire. Another notable advantage of the Mauser was the smokeless powder used in the cartridges, which made their wielders extremely hard to spot, in sharp contrast to the puffs of smoke produced by the Spencer 1860 Carbines used by some of the U.S. soldiers, which made them easy targets for Spanish marksmen.

A more powerful .30-40 cartridge was developed in 1899, but generated too much chamber pressure for the rifle to withstand repeated firings. It was decided that an entirely new rifle was needed. Thousands of M1893 rifles - surrendered by Spanish troops in Cuba - were returned to the US and extensively studied at Springfield Armory, where it was decided that the Mauser was the superior design. A prototype rifle was produced in 1900; interestingly, it was very similar to Rifle No.5, the final M1892 Mauser prototype in the US Army rifle trials of 1892. This design was rejected, and a new design combining features of the 1898 Krag rifle and the 1893 Spanish Mauser was developed.

Design

The new M1901 prototype combined the cock-on-opening bolt, 30" barrel, magazine cutoff, stock and sights of the Krag-Jørgensen with the dual locking lugs, external claw extractor, and staggered-column magazine of the 1893 Mauser. Taking a cue from the Gewehr 98, a large safety lug was added to the side of the bolt behind the extractor, which would engage the receiver bridge and prevent the bolt moving rearwards. The bolt handle was also bent downwards, to make operation of the bolt faster. It fired an entirely new .30 caliber cartridge, which propelled a 220gr round-nosed bullet at 2,300ft/s. The design was unsuccessful, however, and returned to the drawing board for further improvements.

Following then-current trends in service rifles, the barrel was shortened to 24" after it was discovered that a longer barrel offered no appreciable ballistic advantage, and the shorter barrel was lighter and easier to handle. This "short rifle" also eliminated the need of a shorter carbine for mounted troops or cavalry. A spike-type bayonet with storage in the forend of the stock was added to the design, and the new design was officially adopted as the United States Rifle, Caliber .30, Model 1903.

Almost immediately it underwent two important modifications. In 1905, with 80,000 rifles aready produced, then-US President Theodore Roosevelt ordered the spike bayonet redesigned; he believed it was too flimsy for combat. A conventional blade-type bayonet, the M1905, replaced it and all rifles already produced were retrofitted for the new bayonet. The .30-'03 cartridge was also troublesome; the bullet caused excessive wear on the rifling, and the round-nosed bullet was aerodynamically inefficient. A new cartridge, propelling a 150gr spitzer bullet at 2,700 ft/s (820 m/s) with improved propellant and redesigned case was approved in 1906, becoming the ubiquitous .30-'06. All existing rifles were re-chambered and re-sighted for the new cartridge.

M1903 Springfield

Specifications

  • Weight: 8.65 lb (3.9 kg) depending on wood density
  • Length: 44.9 in (1,140 mm)
  • Barrel length: 24 in (610 mm)
  • Cartridge: .30-03 Springfield; .30-06 Springfield
  • Action: Bolt-action
  • Muzzle velocity: 2,800 ft/s (853 m/s)
  • Feed system: 5-round, 25-round (Air Service variant) stripper clip, internal box magazine
  • Sights: Leaf rear sight, barleycorn-type front sight, Aperture rear sight, barleycorn-type front sight (M1903A3)

The M1903 Springfield and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
The Unbeliever Raymond McKee Philip Landicutt 1918
Darwin Karr "Lefty"
Moss Gill Albert Mullins
Mortimer Martine Eugene Harbrok
Earl Schenck Emanuel Müller
American, Belgian, and German soldiers
The Lost Battalion American soldiers 1919
The Big Parade John Gilbert James Apperson 1925
Tom O'Brien Bull
Karl Dane Slim
George Beranger A German soldier
U.S. soldiers
The Merry Widow Monteblanco soldiers 1925
Wings American, French and German soldiers 1927
Four Sons James Hall Joseph Bernle 1928
Jack Pennick The Iceman
U.S. soldiers
Doughboys Buster Keaton Elmer J. Stuyvesant Jr. 1930
Cliff Edwards Nescopeck
Edward Brophy Sergeant Brophy
Arnold Korff Gustave
U.S. soldiers
Pardon Us National Guardsmen 1931
Pack Up Your Troubles Stan Laurel Stan 1932
Oliver Hardy Ollie
Don Dillaway Eddie Smith
U.S. soldiers
Heroes for Sale Richard Barthelmess Thomas Holmes 1933
Gordon Westcott Roger Winston
U.S. soldiers
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer Rebels 1935
China Seas British Sikh soldiers 1935
They Gave Him a Gun Franchot Tone James Davis 1937
Spencer Tracy Fred P. Willis
U. S. soldiers
Each Dawn I Die Army National Guard soldiers 1939
The Roaring Twenties James Cagney Eddie Bartlett 1939
Humphrey Bogart George Hally
Jeffrey Lynn Lloyd
The Fighting 69th James Cagney Pvt. Jerry Plunkett 1940
Jeffrey Lynn Sgt. Joyce Kilmer
U.S. soldiers
Sergeant York Gary Cooper Sgt. Alvin C. York 1941
George Tobias Pvt. Michael T. "Pusher" Ross
David Bruce Pvt. Bert Thomas
Jack Pennick Cpl. William Cutting
Lane Chandler Cpl. Murray Savage
American soldiers
Wake Island U.S. soldiers 1942
Air Force U.S. and Japanese soldiers 1943
Guadalcanal Diary Richard Jaeckel Private Johnny "Chicken" Anderson 1943
Gung Ho! Marine Raiders 1943
Japanese soldiers
Sahara Louis Mercier Jean 'Frenchie' Leroux 1943
German soldiers
Bataan Robert Taylor Sgt. Bill Dane 1943
Thomas Mitchell Cpl. Jake Feingold
Barry Nelson F.X. Matowski
The Fighting Seabees CB recruit 1944
They Were Expendable John Wayne Lt. JG 'Rusty' Ryan 1945
U.S. Navy sailors
The Story of G.I. Joe U.S. soldiers 1945
Back to Bataan Philippine guerrilla fighters 1945
It's a Wonderful Life Ward Bond Bert the cop 1946
Tokyo Joe U.S. Army soldiers 1949
Viva Zapata! Mexican soldiers and rebels 1952
Blowing Wild Ward Bond Dutch Peterson 1953
Local policemen
Battle Circus North Korean soldier 1953
From Here to Eternity Montgomery Clift Pvt. Robert Prewitt 1953
Frank Sinatra Pvt. Angelo Maggio
A Bullet For Joey U.S. Navy sailor 1955
China Gate French Legionnaires 1957
The FBI Story South American soldier 1959
The Dictator's Guns (L'Arme à gauche) Leo Gordon Morrison 1965
Tarzan and the Valley of Gold Vinero's soldiers 1966
The Professionals Mexican soldiers and rebels 1966
The Sand Pebbles Steve McQueen Jake Holman 1966
Richard Attenborough Frenchy Burgoyne
Joe Turkel Seaman Bronson
The Vulture (Le Rapace) Mexican soldiers and police 1968
The Wild Bunch Mexican and U.S. soldiers 1969
100 Rifles Mexican soldiers and Indians 1969
Two Mules for Sister Sara French soldiers 1970
Big Jake Texas Rangers 1971
The New Centurions L.A.P.D. Honor Guard 1972
Dillinger Vigilantes 1973
Midway U.S. Marines 1976
The Muthers Pirates, Camp guards 1976
Go Tell the Spartans South Vietnamese militia 1978
The Police War (La Guerre des polices) French police Scoped 1979
1941 U.S. Army soldiers 1976
The Big Red One Lee Marvin Private Possum 1980
Lili Marleen American and British soldiers 1981
Ragtime Police officers 1981
Sahara Cliff Potts String 1983
Perry Lang Andy
Born on the Fourth of July 4th of July celebration cadets 1989
Child's Play 3 Kent Military School students 1991
Chaplin U.S. soldiers on the set of Shoulder Arms 1992
Forrest Gump Gary Sinise Lt. Dan Taylor's ancestor 1994
Clear and Present Danger U.S. military honor guard With metal parts chromed 1994
Silent Hunter Seen in Eli's cabin 1995
Truman Gary Sinise Capt. Harry S. Truman 1995
Last Man Standing One of the men who massacres the truck convoy 1996
The Quest Dobbs' men and Turk smugglers 1996
Commander Hamilton Libyan troops 1998
Pearl Harbor U.S. military personnel 2001
Windtalkers United States Marines 2002
Aviator Film crew 2004
The Lost City Cuban rebels 2005
Fido Tim Blake Nelson Mr. Theopolis 2006
Henry Czerny Johny Bottoms
US Army soldiers
Zomcon guards
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Jacob Tolano Martin Gateau 2008
U.S. Army soldiers
An American Carol Ghost of World War I-era troops 2008
The Children of Huang Shi Chinese Policemen and soldiers 2008
Public Enemies U.S. Army soldiers 2009
Prison guards
Vigilante
Shutter Island Leonardo DiCaprio U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels 2009
Prison Guards
Spoils of War US Marines Archive footage 2009
Cold Steel (Bian di lang yan) Peter Ho Mu Liangfeng 2011
Tony Leung Ka Fai Capt. Zhang Menzi
Mickey He Xiao Wu
Chinese military snipers
Back to 1942 Chinese troops 2012
The Silent Mountain Austro-Hungarian and Italian soldiers 2014
Live by Night Joe Coughlin's men 2016

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
The Three Stooges Curly Howard Curly Episode "Three Pests in a Mess" 1945
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. various characters 1964-1968
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Robert Vaughn Napoleon Solo 1964-1968
Tales from the Crypt Kirk Douglas General Kalthrob episode: "Yellow" (S3E14) 1991
The Sopranos Tony Sirico Paulie "House Arrest" (2.11) 1999-2007
Doctor Who Hugh Quarshie Solomon "Daleks iin Manhattan" 2005 - ????
Doctor Who Hooverville citizens "Daleks in Manhattan" 2005 - ????
Bonnie and Clyde (2013) police officer scoped 2013
Watchmen Alexis Louder The Mother "It's Summer and We're Running Out of Ice" (S01E01) 2019
1923 U.S. Army soldiers "1923" (S1E01) 2022

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
Forgotten Hope 2003
Medal of Honor: Rising Sun "Springfield '03" M1903/A5 2003
Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault "Springfield M1903A5" M1903/A5 2004
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth 2005
7554 2011
State of Decay "Model 1903" added in Lifeline DLC (2014) 2013
Verdun "Model 1903 Springfield" 2015
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades 2016
Battlefield 1 "M1903" 2016
Call of Duty: WWII "M1903" 2017
Enlisted Springfield M1903 Air Service 2021
Springfield M1903 Mk 1
Springfield M1903 Mk 1 with M1 Grenade Launcher
Beyond The Wire "Springfield M1903" Warner & Swasey Sniper configuration 2022

Animation

Film/TV Show Actor Character Note Date
The Iron Giant US Army soldiers 1999

M1903A1 Springfield

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M1903A1 Springfield - .30-06 Springfield
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M1903A1 Springfield sniper rifle with 7.8x Unertl scope - .30-06 Springfield
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M1903A1 Springfield sniper rifle fitted with a 7.8x Unertl scope - .30-06 Springfield. This rifle was used in Letters from Iwo Jima.
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A pair of M1903A1 Springfield sniper rifles with 7.8x Unertl scopes - .30-06 Springfield. The guns pictured here were the actual rifles used in Letters from Iwo Jima (one is primary, the other is a back-up), and the rifle was fired by Master Sergeant Tom Minder, one of the technical advisors, in the film.

The M1903A1 Springfield was introduced in 1929, with the only alteration being the C-type pistol-grip stock. The US Marine Corps utilized the M1903A1 with a scope added as their standard sniper rifle during World War II.

The M1903A1 Springfield and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
White Christmas U.S. Army soldiers 1954
China Gate Legionnaires 1957
I Am Cuba (Soy Cuba) Cuban government soldiers and guerrillas 1964
The Born Losers Tom Laughlin Billy Jack 1967
Stuart Lancaster Sheriff Harvey
The Vulture (Le Rapace) Mexican soldiers and police May be A3 modification 1968
Blastfighter A henchman 1984
Best Seller Brian Dennehy Dennis Meechum with M82 scope 1987
JFK A killer with Unertl 8x scope 1991
The Thin Red Line Mickey Rourke A sniper Deleted scene; with a 7.8x Unertl scope 1998
Letters from Iwo Jima MSgt. Tom Minder US Marine sniper with 7.8x Unertl scope 2006
The Children of Huang Shi Chinese soldiers 2008
Let the Bullets Fly Henchmen 2010
Captain America: The First Avenger Sebastian Stan Sgt. James "Bucky" Barnes Deleted scene; with 7.8x Unertl scope 2011
The Highwaymen Kevin Costner Frank Hamer car arsenal 2019

Television

Title Actor Character Note / Episode Date
The Pacific US Marine Sniper with 7.8x Unertl scope 2010

Video Game

Game Title Appears as Note Release Date
Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven 2002
Hidden & Dangerous 2 "Springfield" standard and with 7.8x Unertl scope 2003
Forgotten Hope 2 2007
Medal of Honor: Airborne "Springfield" 2007
Call of Duty: World at War "Springfield" 2008
Battlefield: 1943 2009
Red Orchestra 2: Rising Storm 2013
Battlefield Hardline 2015
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades 2016
Heroes & Generals "Springfield M1903" unscoped and with M84/Unertl scopes 2016
Mafia III 2016
Raid: World War II "Springfield M1903 Rifle" 2017
Mafia: Definitive Edition 2020
Enlisted Springfield M1903A1 2021
Springfield M1903A1 (Unertl scope)


M1903A3 Springfield

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Remington-manufactured M1903A3 Springfield - .30-06 Springfield
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An M1903A3 Rifle manufactured by Remington Arms for use during World War II. Note the C-type pistol-grip stock - .30-06 Springfield

Anticipation of American involvement in World War II lead to the US War Department contracting with Remington Arms and Smith-Corona Typewriter Company to produce M1903 rifles to supplement production of the M1 Garand. Remington began production at serial #3,000,000 in September 1941 using old tooling from Rock Island Arsenal put in storage in 1919. As the older tooling wore out, Remington replaced unnecessary milled parts with stamped replacements, which helped to simplify and speed up production, and also improved the design by replacing the original rear sight with a peep sight on the receiver bridge. By serial #3,330,000 the design had been modified so much that it was decided to give the model a new designation, United States Rifle, Caliber .30, Model of 1903-A3. In October 1942 Smith-Corona began production of the M1903A3 in Syracuse, New York. Smith-Corona rifles were produced using a number of subcontractors, primarily barrels made by High-Standard Manufacturing and Savage Arms. Production of the M1903A3 ended February 12, 1944 when production of M1 Garand rifles was deemed sufficient for the war effort.

The M1903A3 was extensively used by Allied forces in World War II; it was the primary battle rifle of the 1st Brazilian Infantry Division in Italy, and was extensively used by Free French forces after August 1943. It would see action with postwar French forces in Indochina and Algeria. While the basic M1903 and the M1903A1 were distinguished by the use of either a straight-grip stock or a C-type pistol-grip stock, both stock types were used interchangeably in the M1903A3 without any change in designation.

The M1903A3 Springfield and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
The Fighting Seabees US Marine and CB members 1944
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms National Guard soldiers 1953
Never So Few Burmese and american soldiers 1959
Battle of the Bulge U.S. Army Soldiers 1965
The Wild Bunch Ben Johnson Tector 1969
Strother Martin Coffer
U.S. Army and Mexican soldiers
Five for Hell Aldo Canti Nick Amadori 1969
Luciano Rossi Johnny White
US Army soldiers
Badlands Police officer 1973
Dillinger U.S. Army soldiers 1973
Ironweed Jared Swartout U.S. Army officer 1987
Return from the River Kwai Japanese soldiers 1989
Miao tribesmen
former Allied POWs
Courage Under Fire U.S. Army soldiers With metal parts chromed 1996
The Scoundrel's Wife U.S. Coast Guard sailors 2002
An American Carol Ghost of World War I-era troops 2008
Shutter Island Shutter Island prison guards 2010
Gallipoli: End of the Road Gürkan Uygun Mushin Standing in for Turkish M1903 Mauser 2013
Umut Kurt Hasan
Mehmetcan Diper Eyüp
Inanç Koçak Kostas
Emir Çiçek Sgt. Enver Çavuş
Fikret Yildirim Urag Capt. Ibrahim Adil
Turkish soldiers
Black Widow Black Widows recruits "Parade" rifle 2021

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
The Pacific Keith Nobbs PFC Wilbur 'Runner' Conley 2010
Joshua Bitton Sgt. J.P. Morgan
Josh Helman Lew 'Chuckler' Juergens
Tom Budge PFC Ronnie Gibson
Sam Parsonson Pvt. William LaPointe
US Marines

Video Game

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault With scope 2002
Call of Duty 2 2005
Forgotten Hope 2 "M1903A3" Can use a bayonet and rifle grenades 2007
Death to Spies 2007
Death to Spies: Moment of Truth 2009
World War II Online: Battleground Europe Released with 1.34 update 2011
World of Guns: Gun Disassembly Springfield M1903 A3 scope 2014
Day of Infamy 2017
Post Scriptum 2018
Enlisted M1903A3 2021
M1903A3 with Unertl scope
Resident Evil 4 (2023 VG) SR M1903 Adding scopes turns it into the M1903A4 variant 2023

Animation

Title Character Note Date
Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero Robert Conroy 2018
Sgt. Casburn
U.S. and French soldiers

M1903A4 Springfield

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M1903A4 Springfield sniper variant with M84 scope - .30-06
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M1903A4 Springfield sniper variant (Remington markings) without scope and with "scant" variation of C-type pistol-grip stock - .30-06
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M1903A4 Springfield with Model 330 Weaver scope - .30-06

The M1903A4 is an adaptation of the M1903A3 for sniper use, with the iron sights removed and a low-mounted scope in their place. The M1903A4 was used only by the US Army during World War II, as the Marines preferred their own modified M1903A1 design.

The M1903A4 Springfield Sniper Rifle and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Saving Private Ryan Barry Pepper Pvt. Daniel Jackson 1998
Tae Guk Gi South Korean soldier With scope removed 2004
Saints and Soldiers: Airborne Creed US paratrooper 2012
Overlord John Magaro PFC Tibbet 2018

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
Medal of Honor 1999
Commandos 2: Men of Courage "M1903 .30-06" 2001
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault 2002
Medal of Honor: Frontline 2002
Commandos 3: Destination Berlin "Allied Sniper Rifle" 2003
Call of Duty "Springfield" 2003
Forgotten Hope 2003
Call of Duty: United Offensive "Springfield" 2004
Day of Defeat With M82 scope 2004
Call of Duty: Finest Hour "Springfield" 2004
Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 2005
Call of Duty 2: Big Red One "Springfield" 2005
Resident Evil 4 With upgradable scope Inaccurately chambered in .223 Remington 2005
Darkest Hour: Europe '44-'45 With M84 scope 2006
Company of Heroes "1903 Rifle" 2006
Call of Duty 3 "Springfield" 2006
Forgotten Hope 2 With Model 330 Weaver scope 2007
Hour of Victory 2007
Death to Spies 2007
Far Cry 2 Incorrectly shown loaded with a stripper clip inserted into the bottom of the weapon 2008
Death to Spies: Moment of Truth 2009
Day of Defeat: Source 2010
World War II Online: Battleground Europe released with 1.34 update 2011
Sniper Elite V2 2012
Sniper Elite III "Patriot Weapons Pack" DLC 2014
The Walking Dead: Michonne incorrectly depicted with a protruding magazine 2016
Sniper Elite 4 2017
Post Scriptum 2018
State of Decay 2 2018
Enlisted Springfield M1903A4 (Weaver Model 330 Scope) 2021
Sniper Elite 5 2022
Resident Evil 4 (2023 VG) SR M1903 with various scopes Removing scopes turns it into the M1903A3 variant 2023

Anime

Title Character Note Date
Mayoi Neko Overrun! 2010
Baccano! Lemure sniper 2007
Hanasaku Iroha 2011


Sporterized M1903 Springfield

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Sporterized M1903 with Weaver telescope.
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A Griffin & Howe M1903 Sporter with iron sights.
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Springfield M1903 in a Mannlicher Schönauer Carbine stock - .30-'06 This is the screen used rifle (and sling) carried and used by Don Johnson in A Boy and His Dog. The same rifle was also used in The Book of Eli (2010).
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Sporterized M1903 Springfield
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Sporterized M1903 Springfield

The M1903 and its descendants have long been popular as the basis for custom hunting/target rifles. Famous gunsmith Reginald F. Sedgely and the sporting house of Griffin & Howe (in business since 1923) are two of the most well known makers not to mention the thousands of self-taught hobbyists working in their basements and garages over the past one hundred years.

The Sporterized Springfield Rifle and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
The Book of Eli Town guard Same sporterized rifle as used in A Boy and His Dog (1975) 2010
Blue Desert Philip Baker Hall Joe Scoped 1991
The Howling Colony Resident Griffin & Howe 1981
Black Sunday Robert Shaw Maj. David Kabakov Scoped 1977
Breaker! Breaker! Dan Vandegrift Wilfred Griffin & Howe? 1977
A Boy and His Dog Don Johnson Vic Customized with Mannlicher Schönauer Carbine (Stutzen) stock 1975
The Dictator's Guns (L'Arme à gauche) Leo Gordon Morrison 1965
His Kind of Woman Vincent Price Mark Cardigan Griffin & Howe 1951
Alberto Morin Lt. Rodriguez
Mexican policemen
The Macomber Affair Gregory Peck Robert Wilson 1947
Robert Preston Francis Macomber
High Sierra Frank Cordell Slim scoped sporter 1941

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - Season 1 Michael St. Clair James "The Gazebo in the Maze Affair" (S1E27) 1965
The Walking Dead - Season 3 Lauren Cohan Maggie "I Ain't a Judas" (S3E11) 2012-2013


Pedersen Device

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M1903 Mk 1 Springfield fitted with the Pedersen Device - .30-18 Auto (also known as the 7.65x20mm Longue)

The Pedersen Device is an attachment for the M1903 Springfield developed during World War I, converting the rifle into semi-automatic pistol cartridge weapon, designated US Automatic Pistol, Caliber .30, Model of 1918 by the Ordnance Department. Functionally, the Pedersen Device is a very small and simple top loading, blowback-operated pistol. M1903 Springfields were modified with additional left-facing pistol-caliber ejection port and other receiver modifications to accommodate for the device, and were designated US Rifle, Cal. .30, Model of M1903, Mark I. It is attached by removing the turnbolt and inserting the device. It uses the rifle's trigger group and uses 40-round magazines, inserted 45-degrees diagonally from the right.

The device was designed by Remington Arms employee John Pedersen prior to US entry into WWI. After US entry into WWI, the Army ordered 133,450 devices and 800,000,000 cartridges for the 1919 Spring Offensive. Production began in 1918, but the war ended before they reached Europe. The production contract was terminated on March 1, 1919, after 65,000 devices, 1.6 million magazines, 65 million cartridges and 101,775 modified Springfield rifles were produced. They were subsequently placed in storage and declared surplus in 1931. Nearly all were destroyed in a giant bonfire because the Ordnance Department didn't want to pay for the cost of storage. An estimated 60-100 Pedersen devices survive today, some of which have fire damage as they were surreptitiously rescued from the bonfire as souvenirs. Most Mark I rifles converted for the Pedersen device were converted back to the original standard in the 1930s, with the only remaining sign of their conversion being a receiver cutout and a Mark I rollmark.

Mk.II and Mk.III prototypes were designed for the M1917 Enfield and U.S. Rifle, 7.62 mm, Model of 1916 (a Remington-produced version of the Russian Mosin Nagant that were never delivered to Russia). Neither went into production.

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
Battlefield 1 "M1903 Experimental" 2016
Enlisted 2021
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