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ammunition for, 126, 137, 269
barrel for, 126
bayonet on, 124, 126, 134
cartridges for, 126, 127, 269
design and development of, 117, 124, 175
loading/reloading of, 201
Mauser influence on, 124, 125, 269
in movies and novels, 140–41
overview of, 269
pictures of, 113, 117, 125, 269
Roosevelt (Teddy) views about, 124, 126–27
snipers and, 136–37, 141
training program for use of, 131
in World War I, 127, 130, 131, 132–33
in World War II, 136–37, 201, 269
Springfield M1911 TRP Operator, 156
Springfield rifles
M1 Garands compared with, 199, 202
muzzle-loading, 33
Sharps rifles compared with, 42–43
Springfield Smoothbore Muskets, 35–36
Springfield, Missouri: Hickok-Tutt Gunfight in, 72–77
sprung loading tube, 39
St. Valentine’s Day Massacre (Chicago, 1929), 178
Steele, John, 159
Stewart, Jimmy, 108, 268
StG44 Assault Rifles, German, 204, 237, 238
Stilwell, Joseph, 186
Stoddard, William O., 35, 36
Stoner, Eugene, 239, 240, 274
Stuart, James Ewell Brown “Jeb,” 48–50
Sudden Impact (movie), 215
Summers, Harrison C., 186–87
Sundance Kid (aka Harry Longbaugh), 69, 71
Supica, Jim, 228
Sutton, Willie, 183
SWAT teams, 254, 262
Szima, Alex, 199, 200
T25 Rifles, 209
Taft, William Howard, 126
Tarleton, Banastre, 15, 16, 18, 19, 21, 22–23
Taubert, Albert A., 157–58
Taurus International, 273
Tefertiller, Casey, 79
telescopic sights, 44
Terrell, Kate Scurry, 28
Texas Rangers
Colt Revolvers and, 57–62, 60, 63, 65
founding of, 60
M1911 and, 162–63
sketch of, 60
Texas Wars, 23–25, 27–29. See also specific battle or person
.38 Long revolver, 224
.38 Short revolver, 224
.38 Special + P Revolvers, 224, 225
.38 Special Revolvers
advantages of, 224
and attempted assassination of Truman, 215–16, 217, 218–20
as classic American wheelgun, 214
as main gun of law enforcement agencies, 163
in movies, 215
overview of, 273
pictures of, 215, 273
police departments and, 220–22
popularity of, 217
Ruby-Oswald killing and, 233
See also specific model
Thomason, John W., 134
Thompson, “Big Bill”: robbery of wife of, 180–81
Thompson, John Taliaferro, 174–76, 177, 178, 184, 271
Thompson Submachine Guns “Tommy Guns”
accuracy of, 168–69
advertising about, 177, 179
ammunition for, 175–76, 184, 186
and attempted assassination of Truman, 218
barrel of, 184, 186
British and, 184, 185
Colt Corporation and, 176
design/development of, 174–76, 178, 271
and development of rapid-fire guns, 169–74, 271
gangsters and, 165–69, 176, 178, 179, 180–83
and guns as products of their time, 260
in Korean War, 168
law enforcement and, 176, 179, 180
mass production of, 184
military and, 176, 184, 186–89
in movies, 167, 168
overview of, 271
pictures of, 165, 177, 179, 185, 271
popularity of, 176
price of, 176
problems with, 184
reputation of, 168, 184, 190, 260
sound of, 168
Spencer Repeaters as forerunner of, 55
Vietnam War and, 168, 189–90
weight of, 189
in World War II, 168, 184, 186–89, 190, 199, 260, 271
.357 Combat Magnum/Registered Revolvers, 228
.357 Magnum Revolver, 65, 224, 227, 228, 233
Thunder Bear, 103
Tombstone, Arizona: Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in, 77–81, 82, 83
Tommy Gun. See Thompson Submachine Guns
Torresola, Griselio, 215–16, 218–20
training, firearms, 53, 227–28, 233, 254
Trevelyan, George Otto, 22
Truman, Harry S.: attempted assassination of, 215–16, 217, 218–20, 219
turkey shoots, 147–48
Tutt, Davis, 72–77
Two Moons, 104
Union Repeating Gun “Coffee Mill Gun,” 169
Union Switch & Signal, 158
Urschel, Charles: Kelly’s kidnapping of, 182–83
Vickers guns, 172–73
Vicksburg, Battle of, 45
Vietnam War
M14 Rifles in, 210, 212
M16 Rifles in, 235–37, 237, 241–46, 243, 248
M1911 Pistols and, 162, 270
snipers in, 211
Springfield M1903 in, 136
Tommy Guns in, 168, 189–90
Villa, Pancho, 156–57
“Volcanic” repeating pistols and rifles, 35, 222
Vonnegut, Kurt, 141
Walker Colt Revolver, 65
Walker Creek, Battle of, 57–62, 60
Walker, Samuel, 63, 65
Walker, Texas Ranger (TV show), 54
Walther P38 Pistols, 215, 216, 218
War Department, U.S., 122
Washington, George, 13, 22, 36, 122
Washington, William, 19, 20
Waud, Alfred, 46
Waxhaw Creek, massacre at, 15
Wayne, John, 107
weight
of assault rifles, 237, 238
and guns as products of their time, 261
of long rifles, 5
of M14 Rifles, 210–11, 241
of M16 Rifles, 241, 250
of Maxim guns, 172
of Tommy guns, 189
Weiss, Hymie, 168
Welles, Dr., 92
Wesson, Daniel, 222
White House Police: attempted assassination of Truman and, 216, 217, 218–20
White Thunder, Daniel, 103–4
Whitney, Eli, 64, 65
Wilder, John T., 45–48
Williams, Lloyd, 131
Wilson, James H., 51–52
Winchester, Oliver, 34–35, 95, 153, 222
Winchester Repeating Arms Company, 95, 153
Winchester 73 (Jimmy Stewart movie), 108, 268
Winchester M70 Rifles, 137
Winchester M1866 Rifles “Yellow Boy,” 95–96, 105, 153
Winchester M1873 Rifles, 85, 96, 105, 106, 268, 268
Winchester M1876 Rifles, 106, 107, 109, 111
Winchester M1886 Rifles, 97, 106, 107
Winchester M1892 Lever-Action Repeaters, 107, 153
Winchester M1892 Rifles, 268
Winchester M1893 Pump-Action Shotguns, 153
Winchester M1894 Rifles, 97, 107, 153
Winchester M1895 Rifles, 97, 101, 153
Winchester M1897 Pump-Action Shotguns, 153
Winchester Magnum “WinMag,” 137, 139
Winchester rifles
advertising for, 97
bullets for, 91
Dalton Gang robbery and, 87, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93
firing of, 91
on frontier, 85–93, 100, 102, 104–5, 104, 109, 110, 111
in Gunfight at O.K. Corral, 80
in Indian Wars, 100, 104–5, 104, 122–23
lever-action, 79, 85, 107
at Little Bighorn, 102, 104
in movies, 108
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bsp; Ordnance Corp decisions about, 123
pictures of, 86, 108
popularity of, 107
in Remington painting, 94
and Roosevelt (Theodore), 109, 117
sight for, 91
uses for, 93–94
See also specific model
women: guns and, 255–58
World War I
M1911 Colt Pistols in, 143, 145, 157, 270
machine guns in, 131, 132, 133, 134, 143
Mausers in, 127, 128, 128
Maxim guns in, 173
recruitment for, 130
Springfield M1903 Rifles in, 127, 130, 131, 132, 133
York’s actions in, 143–45, 146, 147–48
See also specific battle
World War II
Browning Automatic Rifles (BAR) in, 186
Colt M1911 Pistols in, 158–61, 159, 270
German surrender in, 208
M1 Garands in, 186, 190, 191–93, 194, 198–202, 203, 204–8, 207, 272
Springfield M1903 Rifles in, 136–37, 201, 269
Tommy Guns in, 168, 184, 186–89, 190, 199, 260, 271
See also specific battle
Wounded Knee, Battle of, 105
WXYZ Building: Summers capture of, 186–87
Wyman, Willard, 239
X-ray machines: detection of guns by, 230, 232
Yale, Frankie, 178
Yellow Wolf (Comanche chief), 62
York, Alvin Culluth, 143–46, 146, 147–48
Yorktown
Battle of, 45
British surrender at, 22, 23
About the Author
SEAL TEAM 3 CHIEF CHRIS KYLE served four combat tours in Operation Iraqi Freedom and elsewhere. For his bravery in battle, he was awarded two Silver Stars, five Bronze Stars with Valor, two Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals, one Navy and Marine Corps Commendation, and numerous other citations. Following his combat deployments, he became chief instructor for training Naval Special Warfare Sniper and Counter-Sniper teams, and he authored the Naval Special Warfare Sniper Doctrine, the first Navy SEAL sniper manual. Kyle is the author of the New York Times #1 bestseller American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History. He became president of Craft International (www.craftintl.com). a world-class leader in training and security, and cofounded the FITCO Cares Foundation. He lived with his family in Texas, where he devoted much of his spare time to supporting veterans. As this book was being completed, Chris Kyle and his trusted friend Chad Littlefield died while trying to help a troubled veteran. Chief Kyle lived by a personal motto that “it is our duty to serve those who serve us,” and he and Littlefield died honoring this creed.
WILLIAM DOYLE is an award-winning author based in New York. His 2011 book A Soldier’s Dream: Captain Travis Patriquin and the Awakening of Iraq was hailed by the Huffington Post as “a truly inspirational story about an American soldier who epitomized our country’s values.” In 2012 he coauthored A Mission from God, the memoir of civil rights giant James Meredith. He also served as director of original programming and executive producer for HBO.
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