Was the Rifle that Lt. Day carried out of the TSBD the same as in evidence?

[Mark Ulrik]

A lot of detail in the DP images is washed out by sunlight, but this mark (near the edge of a less exposed area) seems a fairy good match to the NARA images.

[Benjamin Cole]

MU-

In the excellent images you have provided...it appears the slots in the two screws are not aligned in the same way. Especially the bottom screw. Not sure what this means, if anything.

[Charles Collins]

Robert Frazier testified about finding a significant scrape on the rear of the scope:

Mr. FRAZIER - No; I do not. However, on the back end of the scope tube there is a rather severe scrape which was on this weapon when we received it in the laboratory, in which some of the metal has been removed, and the scope tube could have been bent or damaged.

Has anyone found that scrape in any photos of the rifle? If so, is there a photo that was taken earlier than that photo that indicates that the scrape wasn’t there at that point in time? I am trying find any evidence that might indicate when that scrape on the scope happened. Can it be determined from any of the photos if the scrape was it there (or not there) when the rifle was found on the sixth floor of the TSBD?

I think that a definitive answer to this question might help with the question asked in the title of this thread. And also help with answering the question of what condition the scope might have been on 11/22/63.

Thanks!