The rifle had the serial number C 2766.
no he was right handed and the rifle founded to be his is made for a left handed marksman.
Combination of serial number and features.
That is not the serial number. It is the Patent Number. The serial number is found below this number. The Model 37 I have has this patent number on it and the serial number is 24071. I would also like to know the manufacture date of this rifle.
Lee Harvey Oswald bought the rifle from a mail order catalog under the name "A. Hidell" and had it delivered to a post office box he rented in Dallas. This is no longer possible since mail order guns now have to be sent to a Federal Firearms Dealer who will verify the buyer and run a background check.
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c2766
Lee Harvey Oswald shot Kennedy with a Mannlicher-Carcano rifle.
He bought it by mail-order in March of 1963.
He bought his rifle by mail-order in March , some 6 months before he shot Kennedy.
At 11:21 AM on 24 November 1963.
no he was right handed and the rifle founded to be his is made for a left handed marksman.
Lee Harvey Oswald used a 6.5 x 52 mm Italian Carcano M91/38 bolt-action rifle, serial number C2766. The rifle was equipped with a 4x Hollywood brand scope. The military surplus rifle and scope were sold through Klein's Sporting Goods Company by mail order. Alternate theories The Kennedy assassination is one of the most debated events of the 20th century. There are many alternate theories as to the exact circumstances of the assassination. Some hold that Oswald was not the real shooter, in which case he did not use any rifle. There is also some controversy as to which exact Carcano rifle was used since there is a 36" and a 40" version and Oswald may have owned both. Another alternate theory is that the actual rifle found in the book repository was a Mauser, but the Carcano was substituted to frame Oswald.
The serial number 4279990 is a partial serial number for this rifle. To determine the date the rifle was manufactured you need to provide a complete serial number that begins with letters.
You have listed the model number of your rifle,not the serial number.
It was his rifle that was found at the Texas School Book Depository and his fingerprints were on it.
Not a serial number if that is on a Sears or JC Higgins rifle. Might be a serial number on an Ithaca rifle. Please list all the markings on the rifle, just as they are on the rifle. sales@countrygunsmith.net
the rifle, a mannlicher-carcano rifle, is in the US national archives.