The first sniper rifle was the British-made Whitworth produced from 1857 to 1865. The muzzle-loader could hit a target at 2,000 yards. The Brits didn’t use it but the South certainly did taking out two Union generals and numerous artillery men.
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The first sniper rifle was the British-made Whitworth produced from 1857 to 1865. The muzzle-loader could hit a target at 2,000 yards. The Brits didn’t use it but the South certainly did taking out two Union generals and numerous artillery men.