by William S. Brophy
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The lifetime work of the rifle's premier authority. Exhaustive research has taken Brophy into some of the rarest collections in existence.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
 A valuable reference, but not a book for the general reader., 2008-12-03
The author put in years worth of research effort; the result is a veritable one-volume encyclopedia on the 1903 Springfield rifle. A hefty, hard-bound 616 page volume, the book is divided into five sections covering the development of the rifle, the surprising number of varients (with a separate section on caliber .22 models), plus individual articles on just about every piece of hardware imaginable associated with the rifle. This book can answer many questions for the advanced Springfield collector or military technology researcher, but could be a real frustration for the general reader, who would be well advised to digest one of the more popular reader type books on the 1903 Springfield now on the market before tackling this volume. The book is almost entirely descriptive, and the author frequently resorts to verbatim "cut and paste" from original sources, making even straight reference type reading a heavy go sometimes. The photos are all too oftern muddy, and frequently lack the attention arrow that the caption says should be there. Statistical information (mostly presented raw) is presented, but in several tables is marred by obvious typographical errors (numbers transposed, column totals that differ from the total in the text, etc.). These flaws notwithstanding, the book is a valuable reference, with an occasional gem (such as an excellent brief narrative history of pre-WW II service rifle match competition) just waiting for the diligent reader.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
 Great text, 2008-10-30
Great text for the subject of the development of the 1903 series. Photos are at times alittle unclear, but the mass volume of information easily makes up for that. The only reason why I give it four stars is because of Amazon's shoddy packing procedures. They did not ship this itemin sealed plastic, a first for me. So don't order it if there is any expected rain coming your way. My copy was partially damaged because of it.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Good Detail on M1903, 2008-06-14
This book has some details that are not found in other books on the subject. I like the style and content of the Canfield M1903 book better, but this earlier Brophy book on the subject is still very relevant and complimentary to the newer work. Brophy did excellent research on the firearm books he wrote.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
A Starting Point for the Study of the Springfield '03 Rifle, 2007-10-18
The first center-fire rifle I ever shot was a Springfield '03/A3 my Dad got from the Division of Civilian Marksmanship (DCM) during the late 1940s. I got my first antelope with that rifle and I still have it.
Dad said that it was a replacement for an older M 1903 he'd sent back to the National Rifle Association in response to an appeal from them for the return of World War I surplus '03 Springfields. Our good friends the British, it seems, were in a spot of trouble after Dunkirk and desperately needed small arms like Dad's. Although we're more German than English, he reluctantly sent it back with the understanding that it would be returned "after the war."
Of course he never got it back which triggered mumbled complaints about "Perfidious Albion", but I found pictures of the same type of rifle and its complete history in this excellent reference book by Colonel Brophy. I also found everything I needed to know about the M 1903/A3 which still enjoys a place of honor here and still goes out with me from time to time.
Brophy's book is the starting point for the study of the Springfield '03 rifle. You simply cannot find a better, more accurate, more comprehensive book about '03 Springfields. If you have such a rifle, or are interested in them, you will need this book.
I gave it five stars because it is well illustrated, exhaustively researched and the best single book on the '03 Springfield you will ever see. This is also the kind of book that tends to cost an arm and a leg once supplies of it have dried up. Collectors like me pass them down to their sons along witht the rifles they describe so well.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
The Springfield 1903 Rifles, 2007-07-17
The book is really great, with a lot of work evidently put in on it. I would consider it a must for any serious collector's library. However, be forewarned, all of the photos are in black and white, and some are too dark to reveal the detail you would like to see for identification purposes. Having that been said, I still would want it as a part of my reference library, if not, but for the devotion that Lt. Col. Brophy put into it.
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