The 10 Guns That Defined America

The 10 Guns That Defined America: Posthumous Book By Ex-Navy SEAL Sniper Chris Kyle Reveals That Most Important Firearms In U.S. History -- Daily Mail

* Chris Kyle, who was murdered by a fellow veteran in February, was working on a book about the history of firearms in America before his death
* 'American Gun: The History of the U.S. in Ten Firearms' tracks weapons development in the United States from the Revolutionary War to modern day
* Kyle, a former member of Navy SEAL Team 3, is the deadliest sniper in U.S. history - recording 255 kills in Iraq

Chris Kyle knew guns in a way no modern American ever has.

As a Navy SEAL sniper, he recorded 255 kills on the battlefield during four deployments to Iraq.

His skill with a rifle is unmatched by any combat marksman since the Second World War. He was praised as America’s deadliest sniper ever. Iraqi insurgents loathed and feared him, putting an $80,00 bounty on his head and labeling him ‘the Devil of Ramadi.’

His experience as a highly decorated member of the elite SEALTeam Three also made him a student of firearms history.

After he retired from the military, he began researching the firearms that shaped American history.

His book new book - published posthumously - ‘American Gun: A History of the U.S. in Ten Firearms’ details the rifles and pistols wielded by soldiers, police officers, hunters, mobsters and outlaws that most influenced the culture of this nation.

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My Comment: This looks like an interesting read ... if gun history is your thing.