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"sniper first attested 1824 in the sense of "sharpshooter."" Snipe are small birds with very
erratic flight. My father could hit them with a shotgun, but I could not. Challenging, but
in retrospect regrettable, since there was no meat on them, and they did no harm.
I think the Civil War use of snipers is related to that War seeing the first extensive use of
rifles instead of muskets, the rifle being far more accurate.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted sniper TheFallibleFiend 11/15/02 05:24 PM Re: sniper wwh 11/15/02 06:04 PM Ghillie RhubarbCommando 11/15/02 07:55 PM Re: sniper WhitmanO'Neill 11/16/02 12:10 AM
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