Not all 03s are Springfield's: The Rock Island Arsenal M1903

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The Rock Island Arsenal was established in 1862 on the site of a former military fort and they fabricated a number of ordnance-related items, such as leather goods but no small arms were produced and Springfield was given a production quota of 400 M 1903 rifles per day, and Rock Island's daily quota was 125. In 1905, problem with the rod bayonet and the original M 1903sights resulted in the '03 rifle being redesigned to utilize a conventional knife bayonet and improved sights.

Production management, Small Arms Manufacturing, Rifles, Small arms, Weapons industry

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"Non-Colt" U.S. M1911s

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The U.S. M1911s service pistol, in use by the American military since 1912, is now synonymous with original manafacturer Colt. However, both Springfield and Remington also made the pistol in 1912-1919.

Collections and collecting, Pistols, Remington Powder Metal Products, Coltec Industries Inc. Colt Firearms Div.

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The gun that really "won the west"

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A history of US Army rifles from 1870 to 1896 focuses in detail on each of the Springfield carbine models of 1870, 1873, 1879, 1884, 1886, 1890, and the Gov't .45-70.

Cover Story, United States. Army, Winchester rifle, Winchester rifles, Leveraction rifles, Lever action rifles

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