Did Captain Fritz show Mr Oswald a Mauser?

[Alan Ford]

Add to that Congressman Roberts' exclamation at the time of the shooting - " "That is a .30-06."

Indeedy! 

[Alan Ford]

Friendly reminder! Those who wish to say that Mr Oswald must have been shown the Carcano must explain away Lt. Day's statement that the Carcano at this time was locked away in the evidence box, and not brought out again until ~7pm that evening

[Walt Cakebread]

Friendly reminder! Those who wish to say that Mr Oswald must have been shown the Carcano must explain away Lt. Day's statement that the Carcano at this time was locked away in the evidence box, and not brought out again until ~7pm that evening

Oh really..  What is the time shown on the clock in the famous photo of Day with the rifle held above his head?

[Alan Ford]

Oh really..  What is the time shown on the clock in the famous photo of Day with the rifle held above his head?

It says 6.15, meaning Lt. Day's 7pm estimate was a bit off. But 6.15pm is still WAY later than Mr Oswald's first interrogation session. And yet he's shown THE rifle.

[Walt Cakebread]

It says 6.15, meaning Lt. Day's 7pm estimate was a bit off. But 6.15pm is still WAY later than Mr Oswald's first interrogation session. And yet he's shown THE rifle.

No, Mr. F....  The clock is proof that Lt Day was a liar..... And Lee's reply during the interrogation of..."I  saw this rifle and two other's the day before yesterday",  is accurate.....

[Mitch Todd]

Referring to CE 486....It's obvious that the west window would have allowed plenty of sunlight to enter the room and if the man was standing just a few feet back from the south window he would have been illuminated by the sun shining through the west window, and thus he would have been clearly visible to Arnold Rowland.

Robert Harris always has this thing where he prefaces  a baseless assertion by leading off with the work "'obvious[ly]" in a vain attempt to avoid having to support is Shinola. Apparently, he's been rubbing off on you.

How is it obvious? The primary source of light in those photos is the photographers rig, whether it be due to speed lights or a flash bulb. Anyway, the sun at 12:15 is almost directly from due South. While the TSBD isn't oriented exactly N-S-E-W, it's fairly close, and what little sliver of direct light through the west windows would be cast towards the North side of the building.

The link below contains a photo taken later on the afternoon of November 22, 1963, from a perspective fairly close to what Rowland would have seen from his position. Since it's later on in the afternoon, the sun is shining from a much more Westerly direction than it would have a few minutes after noon. There should be a great deal more light coming through the West windows  than at 12:15. So where is all that glorious, rifleman-bathing natural light seen through SW corner window? And where in his testimony, affidavits, and interviews does Rowland describe the influence of such light?

http://darkroom.baltimoresun.com/2013/11/john-f-kennedy-anniversary-a-look-at-images-from-his-lifetime/president-kennedy-gallery-9/#PhotoSwipe1613588479229

[Alan Ford]

The link below contains a photo taken later on the afternoon of November 22, 1963, from a perspective fairly close to what Rowland would have seen from his position. Since it's later on in the afternoon, the sun is shining from a much more Westerly direction than it would have a few minutes after noon. There should be a great deal more light coming through the West windows  than at 12:15. So where is all that glorious, rifleman-bathing natural light seen through SW corner window? And where in his testimony, affidavits, and interviews does Rowland describe the influence of such light?

http://darkroom.baltimoresun.com/2013/11/john-f-kennedy-anniversary-a-look-at-images-from-his-lifetime/president-kennedy-gallery-9/#PhotoSwipe1613588479229

Now try
a) putting a person standing a few feet back from the window at 12.15pm, so the sunlight has something to hit
b) understanding that Mr Arnold saw the scene not in a black and white photograph but in full-color real life.

This image should help get you on your way