Left Hand Springfield 1903

Initially the 1903 springfield was chambered in a new 30 03 caliber.

Left hand springfield 1903.

Some information contained in it may no. I was wathching a show on the military channel the other night and it showed and i think it was in the eto a gi coming out of a bunker with what looked like a 1903 or an 1903a3 in left hand so i ask you folks did they make them in lefthand or was the picture somehow reversed. It was officially adopted as a united states military bolt action rifle on june 19 1903 and saw service in world war i it was officially replaced as the standard infantry. The m1903 springfield formally the united states rifle caliber 30 06 model 1903 is an american five round magazine fed bolt action service repeating rifle used primarily during the first half of the 20th century.

This is a relatively older thread this discussion is older than 360 days. Bolt action rifle through world war ii and korea even with its replacement by the semi automatic gas. The 1903 springfield continued in service as the u s. Open breech by operating bolt drawing up and back to work action.

Approximately 74 500 rifles were finished by the end of 1904 and being issued to the army. Must have been hell of a work to do this also wondering why they would use a m1917 bolt. The 1903 springfield as originally adopted used a rod bayonet and a 30 caliber model 1903 cartridge 30 03 with a 220 grain round nose bullet. With left hand grasping piece at balance of stock and right holding piece at small or wrist of stock.