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  2. M1903 Springfield - Wikipedia

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    Barrel specifications were, in general, unchanged between the M1903A3 and M1903A4, however, the War Department did start installing barrels with 2 groove rifling instead of 4 groove, despite the lack of clear changes from the 4 groove rifling that was the standard up until 1942.

  3. Pedersen device - Wikipedia

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    His final design replaced the bolt of a modified Springfield M1903 rifle with a device consisting of a complete firing mechanism and a small "barrel" for a new .30 caliber pistol like cartridge. In effect, the "device" was essentially a complete blowback pistol minus a receiver-grip using the short "barrel" of the device to fit into the longer ...

  4. List of infantry weapons of World War I - Wikipedia

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    Browning FN M1903; Chamelot-Delvigne M1873, M1874 and M1884; Colt M1907 Army Special; Mannlicher M1901; Mylonas rifle; Nagant M1895 (known as the Περίστροφον M1895) Ruby M1914; Rifles. Berthier M1892, M1892/16, M1907/15 and M1916; Gras M1874 and M1874/14; Lebel M1886/93; Mannlicher M1895; Mannlicher-Schönauer M1903 and M1903/14 ...

  5. 7.65×20mm Long - Wikipedia

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    The cartridge dimensions were identical, although Pedersen device cartridges were loaded with a slightly heavier 80 grains (5.2 g) bullet which achieved a velocity of 1,300 feet per second (400 m/s) in the longer barrel of M1903 Springfield rifles. [1] Remington Arms produced 65 million cartridges for the Pedersen device between 1918 and 1920. [1]

  6. Springfield Model 1892–99 - Wikipedia

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    The Springfield Model 1892–99 Krag–Jørgensen rifle is a Norwegian-designed bolt-action rifle that was adopted in 1892 as the standard United States Army military longarm, chambered for U.S. caliber .30-40 Krag cartridges.

  7. .30-06 Springfield - Wikipedia

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    The .30-06 Springfield cartridge case can hold 68.2 grains and has a volume of 4.42 millilitres (0.270 in 3). The exterior shape of the case was designed to promote reliable case feeding and extraction in bolt-action rifles and machine guns alike, under extreme conditions. [citation needed].30-06 Springfield maximum C.I.P. cartridge dimensions.

  8. Pedersen rifle - Wikipedia

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    The U.S. Army had shown interest in the idea of self-loading (semiautomatic) rifles before World War I. Combat experience during that war had made clear two general points: that the standard caliber .30-06 rifle cartridge was excessively powerful for the ranges (500 yards and less) where infantry combat was likely to take place, and that bolt-action rifles such as the M1903 Springfield were ...

  9. Hotchkiss M1909 Benét–Mercié machine gun - Wikipedia

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    During service in the Villa Expedition in 1916, the M1909 was fitted with the Model 1908 Warner & Swasey Musket Sight (more well known as an early telescopic sight on the M1903 Springfield Rifle) to aid in long-range firing. [10] U.S. production had already ceased before World War I and only a small number were available to the U.S. military.