A Diagram of the '03 Springfield Rifle

Attached is a black and white diagram depicting the breach of the 1903 Springfield rifle, with all parts named. This weapon was the primary sniper rifle issued to American sharp-shooters during the course of the First and Second World War, Korea and the earlier periods of the Vietnam War.

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