M1903 Springfield

1903 Springfield Rifle

Springfield M1903 Mk 1 - .30-06

Closeup detail of the M1903 Springfield above - this model is receiver cut for a Pederson Device.

Springfield M1903 Transitional (pre-WW2) issue - .30-06

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)

• Richard Attenborough as Frenchy Burgoyne 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

• Fido

Television

• Hugh Quarshie as Solomon and other Hooverville citizens in Doctor Who
• Weaponology
• Top Shot

Video Games

• Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven
• Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth

Animation

• US. Soldiers in The Iron Giant (1999)

1903A1 Springfield Rifle

A pair of M1903A1 Springfield sniper rifles (.30-06) with 7.8x Unertl scopes. The guns pictured here were the actual rifles used in Letters from Iwo Jima (one is primary, the other is a back-up), and the rifle was fired by Master Sergeant Tom Minder, one of the technical advisors, in the film.

The 1903A1 Springfield has appeared in the following movies, television shows and video games used by the following actors:

Film

Actor	Character	Title	Note	Date
MSgt. Tom Minder	US Marine sniper	Letters from Iwo Jima	With 8x Unertl scope	2006

1903A3 "Springfield" Rifle

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).

The 1903A3 Springfield has appeared in the following movies, television shows and video games used by the following actors:

Film

Actor	Character	Title	Note	Date
	US Army soldiers	Dillinger		1973
Ben Johnson	Tector	The Wild Bunch		1969
Strother Martin	Coffer	The Wild Bunch		1969
	US Army soldiers	The Wild Bunch		1969
	Mexican Army soldiers	The Wild Bunch		1969
	US Army Soldiers	Battle of the Bulge		1965
	Police officer	Badlands		1973

Television

• U.S. Marines in The Pacific (2010)

Video Game

• Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault

1903A4 Springfield Sniper Rifle

M1903A4 Springfield sniper variant .30-06 with M84 scope.

The 1903A4 Springfield Sniper Rifle has appeared in the following movies, television shows and video games used by the following actors:

Film

Actor	Character	Title	Note	Date
Barry Pepper	Pvt. Daniel Jackson	Saving Private Ryan		1998
	South Korean soldier	Tae Guk Gi	With scope removed	2004

Video Games

• Call of Duty
• Call of Duty: United Offensive
• Call of Duty: Finest Hour
• Call of Duty 2
• Call of Duty 2: Big Red One
• Call of Duty 3
• Call of Duty: World at War
• Hour of Victory
• Far Cry 2 (shown loaded with a stripper clip inserted into the bottom of the weapon)
• Medal of Honor (1999)
• Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
• Medal of Honor: Frontline
• Medal of Honor: Rising Sun
• Medal of Honor: Airborne
• Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30
• Resident Evil 4 (chambered in .223 Remington)
• Silent Storm

Anime

• Mayoi Neko Overrun!