Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
M1903 Springfield with a telescopic sight. The M1903A4 was the U.S. Army's sniper rifle of choice during the Second World War. The M1903A4 was a variation of the M1903A3. The only difference between receivers was that the model and serial number on the receiver were split on M1903A4 to make room for the Redfield scope mount. The Redfield scope ...
Modified M1903 Springfield with ejection port on the left side of the receiver to accommodate a Pedersen device.30-18 Auto, also known as the 7.65mm Longue. Prior to the United States' entry into World War I, John Pedersen, a longtime employee of Remington Arms, developed the Pedersen device. His idea was to dramatically increase the firepower ...
The Model of 1905 bayonet was made for the U.S. M1903 Springfield rifle. [1] This designation was changed to Model 1905 in 1917, and then to M1905 in 1925, when the army adopted the M designation nomenclature. The M1905 bayonet has a 16 in (41 cm) steel blade and a 4 in (10 cm) handle with wooden or plastic grips.
Mixed lots are when two or three types of new ammunition were used (e.g., Ball and Tracer or Armor-Piercing and Incendiary), like in a machinegun or autocannon belt. They would be pre-loaded into a web belt or disintegrating metal link. The paperwork would mark the new lot number and list the different types and lot numbers of all ammunition used.
The Pedersen Rifle, officially known in final form as the T1E3 rifle, was a United States semi-automatic rifle designed by John Pedersen that was made in small numbers for testing by the United States Army during the 1920s as part of a program to standardize and adopt a replacement for the M1903 Springfield.
It was the U.S. Army's primary rifle from 1894 to 1903 (when it was replaced by the M1903 Springfield rifle with its ballistically similar .30-03 cartridge), and found use in the Spanish–American War and the Philippine–American War. In this later war the rifle was referred to in a song popular with U.S. Marines, a parody of "Tramp! Tramp!
Mauser's design work produced the Model 1892, a transitional design that was manufactured in limited numbers for the Spanish Army. [4] Between 5,000 and 8,000 of the rifles were built for Spain. [1] At the same time, Mauser developed the 7×57mm Mauser cartridge for the Spanish Army, which adopted the round the following year for the M1892 ...
The FN Model 1903 (M1903, FN Mle 1903), or Browning No.2 is a semi-automatic pistol designed by John Browning and manufactured by Belgian arms manufacturer Fabrique Nationale (FN). It was introduced in 1903 and fired the 9×20mmSR Browning Long cartridge .