Ruth Paine makes a notation on her calender – 23 October LHO purchase of rifle.
[ref. Treachery in Dallas, p 293.]
In March 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald, alias “A. Hidell” ["Alex J. Hidell", an alias invented by Oswald], purchased a 6.5 mm caliber Carcano rifle (also improperly called Mannlicher-Carcano) by mail order. [Warren Commission Report, p. 118-119.] He also purchased a revolver [Smith & Wesson "Victory" Model .38 Special] by the same method. [Warren Commission Report, p. 567-571.]
It is “officially accepted” that this was the rifle that was used in the Texas School Book Depository to assassinate President Kennedy.
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