What happened to the Mauser?

[Tim Nickerson]

is that Saturday?
and so nothing in writing from the DPD on 11/22 having found it & described it as an MC?

[Denis Morissette]

Not published in any conspiracy books.

[Denis Morissette]

can you confirm the date of that document?
Do you think we have a proper chain of custody for CE 139?

The date is on the top right corner of the document.

[Jim Brazell]

That's a very short statement....wonder why the date and 1940 Made in Italy needed to be written in ? In addition, Day looks to be in a 2nd colored pen. That's a lot of work for a short description.The DPD, in particular Curry, were NOT HAPPY with the FBI. I can post a film if necessary where Curry is telling newsman in the hall that he understands the FBI knew info and didn't share it with DPD. Also that in the past the FBI had always worked with them. He is CLEARLY Po'd with the FBI for about 2 mins.or so. There is a news clip describing 3 gun descriptions...a British gun and the 3 shells as being 303, a MC and a 7.65 Mauser. Lt. Day with a magnifying glass and Fritz pointing out writing on the gun should have had an almost immediate ID.

Day took the gun to the lab about 7:30 that evening for evidence search. (Don't know what he was doing for over 6 hours between the 6th floor finding and that evening). Think around 6:30 he had the gun hoisted for media. There is film/pictures of him holding the gun by the trigger handle (unreal).I think the FBI took over all the evidence/the case (LBJ where he had control) and hence Curry's frustration with the FBI.     

[Jim Brazell]

handwritten - different than the type is no confirmation
could have been added any time

LOL...absolutely correct Michael ! You mean you are bothering to type a statement and the date is not important...in the crime of the century ? Give me a minute and let me stop laughing. Oh, I forgot there seems to be a handwritten Studebaker added as well. I wouldn't have even trotted this trash out.Taking a break...my sides are hurting from laughter.

[John Mytton]

LOL...absolutely correct Michael ! You mean you are bothering to type a statement and the date is not important...in the crime of the century ? Give me a minute and let me stop laughing. Oh, I forgot there seems to be a handwritten Studebaker added as well. I wouldn't have even trotted this trash out.Taking a break...my sides are hurting from laughter.

Jim, what exactly are you trying to say because here's what we know that can be proved beyond all doubt.

An Italian Carcano was filmed on the 6th floor and this footage of an Italian Carcano was broadcast on the afternoon of the 22nd. In the following video from DVP's YT channel @3:25 we see Oswald's Italian Carcano being shown that afternoon on WFAA-TV.

Here's how we know that Oswald's Carcano is the actual rifle found on the 6th floor because C2766 the rifle that Oswald bought from Kleins had a unique random gouge on the the forestock and this random gouge is exactly replicated on the 6th floor Italian Carcano and the Italian Carcano that is seen being held by Lt Day at the DPD and all on the 22nd.



And if that wasn't enough here's an Italian Carcano being removed from the Depository on the same afternoon.





JohnM

[Walt Cakebread]

Handwritten dates can be added later
especially if backtracking

There's no doubt in my mind that Day added the information and date later.....Because on the night of the coup d e'tat  when the evidence was inventoried before releasing it to the FBI the rifle was listed on the inventory sheet as...
Quote....  " 1 Italian make 6.5 rifle, serial number C 2766, blue steel, wood stock, brown leather sling, with 4 X 18 Coated Ordinance Optics Inc. Hollywood California. 0 10 Japan telescopic sight."  unquote     

The date 1940 and Made in Italy were NOT on the evidence inventory list for midnight 11/22/63.