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==1903A3 "Springfield" Rifle== | ==1903A3 "Springfield" Rifle== | ||
[[Image:Springfield03A3.jpg|thumb|right|450px|The '''World War II Springfield Rifle''' - the Model 03-A3. This was a simplified version of the 1903 to supplement the [[M1 Garand]] for troops in World War 2. Many Marines and Army soldiers hit the battlefield with the 03-A3. This example was built at the Remington plant. During World War II - only Remington and Smith Corona (the typewriter company) built 03A3 rifles from the original WWI tooling from Rock Island - .30-06]] | |||
Though called "the World War 2 Springfield" the bolt action Model 1903A3 was never made by Springfield. It was made on license to Remington and Smith Corona (the typewriter company). | Though called "the World War 2 Springfield" the bolt action Model 1903A3 was never made by Springfield. It was made on license to Remington and Smith Corona (the typewriter company). | ||
'''The 1903A3 Springfield has appeared in the following movies, television shows and video games used by the following actors:''' | '''The 1903A3 Springfield has appeared in the following movies, television shows and video games used by the following actors:''' | ||
Revision as of 06:06, 16 March 2010
1903 Springfield Rifle
The 1903 Springfield has appeared in the following movies, television shows and video games used by the following actors:
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
- M1903A3: Aperture rear sight, barleycorn-type front sight
Film
- U.S Soldiers in Public Enemies
- U.S. Army soldiers in King Kong (2005)
- U.S. military personnel in Pearl Harbor (2001)
- Ward Bond as Bert the cop in It's a Wonderful Life(1946)
- U.S. military honor guard in Clear and Present Danger (1994)
- Gary Sinise as one of Lt. Dan Taylor's ancestors in Forrest Gump (1994)
- Kent Military School students in Child's Play 3 (1991)
- Lee Marvin as Private Possum in The Big Red One (1980)
- Vigilantes in Dillinger (1973)
- Texas Rangers in Big Jake (1971)
- Steve McQueen as Jake Holman in The Sand Pebbles (1966)
- Mexican soldiers and rebels in The Professionals (1966)
- The FBI Story (1959)
- A Bullet For Joey (1955)
- The Story of G.I. Joe (1945)
- They Were Expendable (1945)
- Bataan (1943)
- Sahara (1943)
- Gary Cooper as Sgt. Alvin York in Sergeant York (1941)
- James Cagney as Private Jerry Plunkett in The Fighting 69th (1940)
- The Roaring Twenties (1939)
- Each Dawn I Die (1939)
- A French soldier in Two Mules for Sister Sara
Television
- Hugh Quarshie as Solomon and other Hooverville citizens in Doctor Who
- Weaponology
Video Games
Animation
- US. Soldiers in The Iron Giant (1999)
1903A1 Springfield Rifle
The 1903A1 Springfield has appeared in the following movies, television shows and video games used by the following actors:
Film
- Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
1903A3 "Springfield" Rifle
Though called "the World War 2 Springfield" the bolt action Model 1903A3 was never made by Springfield. It was made on license to Remington and Smith Corona (the typewriter company).
The 1903A3 Springfield has appeared in the following movies, television shows and video games used by the following actors:
Film
- Army soldiers in Dillinger (1973)
- The Wild Bunch (1969)
- U.S. Army Soldiers in Battle of the Bulge (1965)
- Police officer in Badlands (1973)
Television
- U.S. Marines in The Pacific (2010)
Video Game
1903A4 Springfield Sniper Rifle
The 1903A4 Springfield Sniper Rifle has appeared in the following movies, television shows and video games used by the following actors:
Film
- Barry Pepper as Private Daniel Jackson in Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Video Games
- Far Cry 2 (shown loaded with a stripper clip inserted into the bottom of the weapon)