Charles Bayard Lister (July 4, 1898 – May 14, 1951) was an American firearms expert who was an officer of the National Rifle Association of America from 1926 to 1951.
[2] After graduating from Wilmington High School, he worked under Kellogg Casey in the sales and promotions department of DuPont.
[4] In 1921, Lister moved to Washington D.C. to become the advertising and promotion manager of the National Rifle Association.
[5] He also served as editor of the NRA's monthly magazine, the American Rifleman, was a contributor to the Encyclopædia Britannica, and edited the sections on rifles and marksmanship in Webster's International Dictionary.
[6] Due to a prior bout of tuberculosis, Lister was rejected for active military service during World War II.