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Not quite. Day did not know the country of origin immediately or the make and model.
It was not that easy to see MADE ITALY or know that Terni is a factory in Italy.
Fritz asked Weitzman was he thought it was and Weitzman said it looked like a Mauser.
That is where the rumor began. Only when Day got it back to the lab and examined it more carefully did he figure out that it was a Mannlicher-Carcano.
Weitzman was saying it was a Mauser even before Day examined it. It wasn't Day's fault.
But Weitzman did eventually admit he only glanced at the rifle from a distance and guessed wrong.
I'am not sure if you ever witnessed the footages inside the 6floor completely. It's a matter of fact that Lt Day examind the rifle with a magnifying glasses as soon as it was recovered. There is photographic evidence at hand just in case you doubt it. I can show it if needed. He examined also the top part of the rifle with his glasses where the caliber was stamped on. It was the crime of the century and we have to rely on an eyeball estimate from a distance of Weitzman? It was nessecary to get the damn shells to the rifle. What are they doing? Telling we are facing two different calibers. 6.5 and 7.65? Congratulations. Lt Day was pretty much aware of the rifle caliber before the confusion on televison began to storm. Mr. McCloy:
There was never any doubt in your mind what the rifle was from the minute you saw it?
Mr. Day:
No, sir; It was stamped right on there, 6.5, and when en route to the office with Mr. Odum, the
FBI agent who drove me in, he radioed it in, he radioed in what it was to the FBI over the air.By the way i see no Weitzman nor anybody apart from Day and Fritz close to the rifle as it was discovered on footage from Alya. Lt. Day with his magnifying glasses (and he used them) was aware at least of the caliber of the rifle. Weitzman told the next day it a Mauser Caliber 7.65. Where is the sense in that? Martin
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