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M1903 Bushmaster carbine (1940s): the barrel and stock were cut down to 18 inches (460 mm) for easier use in Panama; 4,725 such rifles were made. It was a training rifle and saw no action. After World War II most were dumped into the ocean and surviving pieces are rare.
The Model 63, introduced in 1933, was chambered for the popular and widely available .22 Long Rifle cartridge. It was initially made with a 20" barrel, then with a 23" barrel from 1936 until the end of production in 1958. About 175,000 Model 63 rifles were manufactured, with the last 10,000 having grooved receiver tops for scope mounting.
The Model 1905 carbine was produced between 1903 and 1906. [5] 30,000 M1908 carbines were delivered in 1908 and 1909. [4] The Model 1903 saw combat during the Italo-Turkish War, the Balkan Wars, World War I [5] and the Turkish War of Independence. [6] After World War I, most of these weapons were modified to fire the 7.92×57mm Mauser round. [7]
[2] [3] The attachment was developed to allow an infantryman to convert "their rifle to a form of submachine gun or automatic rifle" in approximately 15 seconds. [2] [3] Production of the Pedersen device and modified M1903 rifles started in 1918. [3] However, World War I ended before they could be fielded.
Model 57 (1926) bolt-action .22 target rifle (Model 56 target variant) Model 58 (1928) bolt-action single-shot .22 rifle; Model 59 (1930) bolt-action single-shot .22 rifle (Model 58 target variant) Model 60 (1930) bolt-action .22 rifle (Model 58 variant) Model 60A (1933) bolt-action .22 single shot rifle (Model 58 variant)
Repeating rifle: Springfield Model 1892–99 – .30-40 caliber Krag–Jørgensen bolt action rifle. [19] Springfield Model 1903 – .30-03, .30-06 caliber bolt ...
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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.