Original U.S. WWI 1903 Springfield United States Training Rifle Company Non-Firing Rifle - Serial Number 243 U.S. Uniforms The Type 2 has become

The Type 2 has become one of the most desirable items of Japanese WW2 militaria

and included instruction in its operation and care as part of their machine-gun crew training

For the use of observers or rear gunners

which Petty supplied from the magazine's April 1941 issue

Original U.S. WWI 1903 Springfield United States Training Rifle Company Non-Firing Rifle - Serial Number 243 U.S. Uniforms The Type 2 has becomeOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent near mint condition example of the earliest generation of training rifles produced by the United States Training Rifle Company. It features a moving bolt, dry fire function and is a very low serial number #243! Following description courteously of Malcolm MacPherson http: user. pa. net ~the. macs USTR. html The US Training Rifle Co. produced a non firing training rifle during World War One. At