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Francis Pegahmagabow MM & two bars (/ ˌ p ɛ ɡ ə ˈ m æ ɡ ə b oʊ / peg-ə-MAG-ə-boh; March 9, 1891 – August 5, 1952) was an Ojibwe soldier, politician and activist in Canada. He was the most highly decorated Indigenous soldier in Canadian military history and the most effective sniper of the First World War.
William Edward Sing, DCM (3 March 1886 – 19 May 1943), known as Billy Sing, was an Australian soldier of Chinese and English descent who served in the Australian Imperial Force during World War I, best known as a sniper during the Gallipoli Campaign.
Elephant gun (Ad hoc use against sniper armour) Enfield Pattern P1914; Farquhar–Hill Pattern P1918 (Troop trials only) Farquharson M1872 [citation needed] Lee–Enfield Magazine Mk I; Lee–Enfield Short Magazine Mk I, Mk II and Mk III; Lee–Metford Mk I and Mk II; Lee–Speed No.1 and No.2; Mauser–Verqueiro M1904 (Used by South African units)
A US citizen who serves as a captain in the 21st Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, during World War One. [43] 100+ United States: Philip McDonald 1886–1916 1914–1916 8th Battalion (90th Winnipeg Rifles), CEF, 42 confirmed kills during the First World War. Killed in action 3 January 1916. [44] 42 Canada: Neville Methven N/A 1916–1918
A sniper is a military or paramilitary marksman who engages targets from positions of concealment or at distances exceeding the target's detection capabilities. [1] Snipers generally have specialized training and are equipped with telescopic sights. Modern snipers use high-precision rifles and high-magnification optics.
Camouflaged M1903 Springfield sniper's rifle with Warner & Swasey telescopic sight in France, May 1918 In 1926, after experiencing the effect of long-range German 7.92×57mm rifle and machine gun fire during the war, the U.S. Army adopted the heavy, 174-grain, boat-tail bullet for its .30-06 cartridge, standardized as Cartridge, Ball, caliber ...
The Scharfschützen-Gewehr 98 (sniper rifle 98) was officially adapted in 1915 featuring for the period advanced 4× Görtz or Zeiss telescopic sights. These sights were mounted offset to the left to allow stripper clip loading of the rifle and the sights had a bullet drop compensation sight drum out to 1,000 m range in 100 m increments.
Herman Davis (January 3, 1888 – January 5, 1923) was a decorated American sniper of World War I. [1] He was a United States Infantry Private Company I, 113th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division. Born in Manila, Arkansas, Davis was drafted into the Army in March 1918.