A World War I-era bolt-action design largely superseded by the semi-automatic M1 Garand, the '03 Springfield remained in wide use throughout World War II as a grenade-launching platform and, fitted with a telescopic sight as the M1903A4, as the standard US Army sniper rifle.
M1903 Springfield rifle, USA. Caliber .30-06. From the collections of Armémuseum (Swedish Army Museum), Stockholm.Armémuseum (The Swedish Army Museum) through the Digital Museum (http://www.digitaltmuseum.se). · CC BY-SA 3.0 · sourceM1903A1 made by Springfield Armory in 1930Drake00 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · sourceAmerican First World War Official Exchange Collection Camouflaged Springfield Rifle with telescopic sight used by snipers, Badonviller, 18 May 1918. 111-SC-13239American official photographer · Public domain · source
