The Deadliest Snipers of All Time

ONE SHOT, ONE KILL!!!

Let’s face it. There is some sort of allure to the military sniper. Once considered the pariahs of the battle field, cowards hiding and ambushing their victims, the role of the sniper has evolved into a highly trained, dedicated marksman who’s role is indispensable for the safety of his fellow soldiers and the successful completion of a mission.

Early forms of sniping were first employed during the American Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic Wars in Europe when the British Army created a special regiment deployed solely for marksmanship. By the mid 1800s the role of the sniper had become a necessity in the ever-changing face of warfare, and companies began developing long-range weapons for the task.

The Whitworth rifle was the first sniper rifle to be adopted by militaries around the world, most notably the French Army and the Confederacy during the American Civil War, and could hit a target at a range of 2,000 yards, forever changing military tactics on the battlefield, and ensuring that opposing forces were always looking behind and above them when entering a ‘hot zone’.



While there have been countless prolific snipers in military history, the snipers on this list have not been chosen solely for the amount of kills they have confirmed, nor chosen solely for the distance in which an enemy was taken down through the scope of their rifle; those on this list are included sometimes for distance, sometimes for the sheer numbers they killed, but also in some cases due to their utmost importance in a particular mission. Here are the overall most prolific snipers of all time.