“Tag: springfield rifle”

The Model 1863 Springfield Rifle Musket is the subject of this "I Have This Old Gun" segment from a recent episode of ARTV.

The 158th Infantry would become associated with an obscure variant of the U.S. M1903 Springfield rifle, the so-called “Bushmaster Carbine.”

The U.S. Marines in France would earn the name “Teufelshunde” or “Devil Dogs” from the Germans they faced. The Marines fought five major battles during World War I, mostly with the same small arms used by the U.S. Army, but with a few exceptions.

In 1916, Mexican bandits were a clear and present danger to the citizens of the United States, and the "Punitive Expedition" proved to be an important test of arms.

An American Rifleman reader inquires about the nomenclature for the bolt-action Springfield rifle.