Along with a lot of other historical trivia I happen to have a copy
of the February 1963 American Rifleman magazine.
On March 12, 1963 Lee Harvey Oswald, using an assumed name,
rented a post office box, and ordered the rifle by mail from a full
page ad on page 65 in the magazine noted above.
The subject rifle was ordered from Klein's Sporting Goods in
Chicago. It is the third rifle from the top of the ad in the left
side column. It is an Italian military 6.5 x 52MM military rifle.
It is called a Carcano Carbine. He paid $19.95 for the rifle
with a 4 power scope. The ad says one could also get a six
round clip and 108 rounds of ammo for an additional $7.50.
The assassination occured on November 22, 1963. It was a
sad day. John Kennedy was a much loved president.
Two days later, November 24, 1963 we was watching live
television when Lee Harvey Oswald was being moved from the
basement of the Dallas, Texas police station to a more secure
location. Jack Ruby, owner of a local strip joint, stepped
foreward and fired a single shot, from his Colt Cobra .38 Spl.
revolver, fatally wounding Oswald.
Some thought of Ruby as a hero. Some thought he killed
Oswald to cover up a conspiracy. Some say there must have
been more than one shooter.
I had previously bought that same rifle, without the scope,
for my wife a deer rifle. I know it is fast and accurate enough
to do what Oswald did. There didn't have to be more than
one shooter.
P.S. from that same ad you could buy a Model 1917 Colt .45
ACP revolver with 5.5" barrel for $29.95. A box of 20 .45 ACP
cartridges an additional $2.50.
of the February 1963 American Rifleman magazine.
On March 12, 1963 Lee Harvey Oswald, using an assumed name,
rented a post office box, and ordered the rifle by mail from a full
page ad on page 65 in the magazine noted above.
The subject rifle was ordered from Klein's Sporting Goods in
Chicago. It is the third rifle from the top of the ad in the left
side column. It is an Italian military 6.5 x 52MM military rifle.
It is called a Carcano Carbine. He paid $19.95 for the rifle
with a 4 power scope. The ad says one could also get a six
round clip and 108 rounds of ammo for an additional $7.50.
The assassination occured on November 22, 1963. It was a
sad day. John Kennedy was a much loved president.
Two days later, November 24, 1963 we was watching live
television when Lee Harvey Oswald was being moved from the
basement of the Dallas, Texas police station to a more secure
location. Jack Ruby, owner of a local strip joint, stepped
foreward and fired a single shot, from his Colt Cobra .38 Spl.
revolver, fatally wounding Oswald.
Some thought of Ruby as a hero. Some thought he killed
Oswald to cover up a conspiracy. Some say there must have
been more than one shooter.
I had previously bought that same rifle, without the scope,
for my wife a deer rifle. I know it is fast and accurate enough
to do what Oswald did. There didn't have to be more than
one shooter.
P.S. from that same ad you could buy a Model 1917 Colt .45
ACP revolver with 5.5" barrel for $29.95. A box of 20 .45 ACP
cartridges an additional $2.50.
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), I've become partial to Occam's Razor: The easiest explanation is usually the correct one.
