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- Fri Oct 21, 2011 5:46 am
- Forum: JFK Assassination
- Topic: The Girl On The Stairs
- Replies: 19
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Re: The Girl On The Stairs
HelloI'm not proposing this as a theory but, in the interests of being thorough in the pursuit of the truth, I'd like your opinions on the plausibility of a rather remote possibility which has nagged at me for some time.Here are the facts as I know them and, for God's sake, if I'm wrong, someone ple...
- Sat Oct 15, 2011 9:58 pm
- Forum: JFK Assassination
- Topic: MANNLICHER CARCANO v. 7.65 MAUSER
- Replies: 42
- Views: 8122
Re: The Misunderstood 6.5 Mannlicher Carcano
Dealey JoeThe Carcano bolt is basically a modified Mauser type action with two locking lugs at the forward end of the bolt; as is typical of Mausers. It is believed to have been copied from the Model 89 Mauser. Further locking strength is provided by the bolt locking itself into the receiver.The mag...
- Sat Oct 15, 2011 6:35 am
- Forum: JFK Assassination
- Topic: MANNLICHER CARCANO v. 7.65 MAUSER
- Replies: 42
- Views: 8122
Re: The Misunderstood 6.5 Mannlicher Carcano
PhilThe one maddening thing about this whole case is that the backyard photo definitely shows Oswald (or someone) holding a 6.5 Carcano M91/38 short rifle (40" long); the same model as recovered from the TSBD, or a 7.35 x 51 mm M38 Carcano. The two short rifles are practically indistinguishable...
- Fri Oct 14, 2011 8:55 am
- Forum: JFK Assassination
- Topic: MANNLICHER CARCANO v. 7.65 MAUSER
- Replies: 42
- Views: 8122
MANNLICHER CARCANO v. 7.65 MAUSER
HelloLet me begin by saying, from my observations, that no element of the JFK assassination is dealt with to a lesser depth than the 6.5 Mannlicher Carcano Oswald purportedly used to assassinate JFK. Its capabilities (or lack of) are usually referred to fleetingly in anecdotal fashion and range from...