Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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M1903, Rock Island receiver, Springfield assembly

Section II: curio or relic, still subject to the Gun Control Act

Official wording

ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION II · VERBATIM · PDF P. 18 ↗

U.S. Rifles, Model 1903, cal. .30, marked Rock Island Arsenal, the receivers of which were manufactured prior to June 30, 1919, and assembled at the Springfield Armory after March 1927, with serial numbers higher than 1257766.

ATF lists cal. .30; this is the .30-06 Springfield cartridge.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESYour firearm carries the marking “marked Rock Island Arsenal”
  • ATF REQUIRESMade or imported as stated: “assembled at the Springfield Armory after March 1927”
  • ATF REQUIRESYour serial number is one ATF listsATF: “with serial numbers higher than 1257766”
  • ATF REQUIRESMade after March 1927 (ATF’s date)ATF: “manufactured prior to June 30, 1919”

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
United States
Manufacturer
Rock Island Arsenal; Springfield Armory²
Type
Rifle
Action
Bolt
Caliber
.30-06
Made
Receiver before June 30, 1919; assembled after March 1927
Service
Military
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 18 ↗ · ATF original ↗
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Editorial facts
Confidence: Medium · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
References
  1. Wikipedia, “M1903 Springfield” ↗, general: U.S. Rifle, Caliber .30, M1903, bolt-action service rifle
  2. Wikipedia, “M1903 Springfield” ↗, maker: M1903 rifles 'produced at Springfield Armory and the Rock Island Arsenal'; Rock Island tooling in storage since 1919 (infobox manufacturer list)
Fact tags
  • ATF the ATF wording states it.
  • REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
  • ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
  • NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
Source checked
20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
Corrections
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Historical context

M1903, Rock Island receiver, Springfield assembly

Image: Wikimedia Commons, “M1903 Springfield - USA - 30-06 - Armémuseum noBG.jpg” by Armémuseum (The Swedish Army Museum) through the Digital Museum (http://www.digitaltmuseum.se)., CC BY-SA 3.0. Retrieved October 2026.

Summary: Wikipedia, “M1903 Springfield”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

FROM WIKIPEDIA

The M1903 Springfield, officially the U.S. Rifle, Caliber .30, M1903, is an American five-round, non-removable, staggered-row box magazine-fed, bolt-action, repeating service rifle, used primarily during the first half of the 20th century.