Chris Kyle - American Gun

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

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

SEAL TEAM 3 CHIEF CHRIS KYLEserved 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.