A Short and Convoluted History of the M1903 Springfield

It was ostensibly the primary service rifle of US soldiers during the First World War...yet wasn't the most widely used rifle carried by doughboys. It was the subject of a legal challenge by Mauser and a few allegedly had the habit of exploding during use. In this episode of the Redneck Preppy's ongoing history series, he looks at the history of the M1903 Springfield rifle.

0:11 Introduction
0:47 A Closer Look at the M1903 Springfield
5:20 Before the M1903 Springfield
9:31 The Designer
11:12 Continuing the Story
28:24 The Case of the Exploding Receivers
31:54 M1903 Variants
37:11 The Pedersen Device
43:05 Mauser is Unhappy
45:45 Other Users of the M1903 Springfield
47:53 The Legacy of the M1903 Springfield

Are low number M1903 Springfield rifles safe to shoot? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAt60cJiKsE
History Primer 065: The Pedersen Device Documentary - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M637KpEP1_E

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Title Music - Henry Burr & Peerless Quartet - "Over There" (1917)

Transition Music:

Arthur Fields - Oui, Oui, Marie (1918)
American Quartet - Goodbye Broadway, Hello France
Eugene Buckley & Peerless Quartet - Good Morning Mr. Zip-Zip-Zip (1918)
John McCormack - Send Me Away With a Smile (1917)
John McCormack - Keep The Home Fires Burning
Peerless Quartet - Like Washington Crossed the Delaware, Pershing Will Cross the Rhine (1918)
Nora Bayes - Over There (1917)
Courtland & Jeffries - Oh It's A Lovely War
Murray Johnson - Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag Sung
Peerless Quartet - We Don't Want the Bacon, All We Want Is a Piece of the Rhine (1918)