Nevertheless, the trusted Springfield remained in service throughout the war. S, Army adopted the M1 Service Rifle in 1936 and the Marine Corps followed suit in November 1941. During the war, these two companies built 1,415,593 Springfield rifles. In addition to Remington, Smith-Corona, better known as a typewriter manufacturer, built these rifles during the war. Springfield Armory transferred the production machinery to Remington in 1941 and production of the World War II era M1903A3 began in September of that year. arsenal of the same name and at the Rock Island Arsenal. Performing this drill hundreds of times in various shooting positions, the riflemen refreshed and honed their skills before the all important live firing.Ä«etween its introduction in 1903 and the end of World War I about 1,200,000 Springfield rifles were produced by the U. Marines practiced snapping in, a repetitive exercise with unloaded rifles where they lined up their sights on an object and then squeezed the trigger.
The yearly ritual of qualification-especially in the interwar years-took a full week and the stakes were very high, not only for the individual Marine, but for his unit as well. Marksmanship was almost a cult in the Marine Corps. Versions of the Springfield modified as a sniper rifle soldiered on through the Korean War, and some even saw service in this role in Vietnam. But the Springfield rifle was not only used in the First World War, but also in expeditions across the face of the globe, and through the early battles in World War II. This core combat skill was epitomized by the thin line of Devil Dogs at Belleau Wood who smashed the best the German army had to offer. Since its earliest history, the Marine Corps has lived by the phrase, "every Marine a rifleman." Marksmanship and its tactical applications have been drilled into every Marine who has worn the uniform of the Corps. 30, Model 1903, is an American magazine-fed, service rifle 5-shot rifle used primarily during the first half of the 20th century. The raze 2 Springfield, formally the United States Rifle, Caliber.