Commission Exhibit 139 — Mannlicher-Carcano rifle, serial C-2766
The 6.5x52mm Italian military rifle recovered by Dallas police on the 6th floor of the Texas School Book Depository on November 22, 1963.
Evidence ID: CE-139
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The 6.5x52mm Italian military rifle recovered by Dallas police on the 6th floor of the Texas School Book Depository on November 22, 1963. Fitted with a 4x Ordnance Optics Japanese-made telescopic sight. Purchased via mail order from Klein's Sporting Goods of Chicago in March 1963 under the alias "A. Hidell." Ballistics identified the rifle as the source of CE-399, CE-567, CE-569, and the three hulls CE-543/544/545.
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- 1March 20, 1963Klein's Sporting Goods
Shipped to P.O. Box 2915, Dallas, addressed to A. Hidell.
- 2November 22, 1963Dallas Police Department
Recovered on TSBD 6th floor by DPD officers including Deputy Constable Seymour Weitzman.
- 3November 23, 1963FBI Dallas
Transferred to FBI; flown to FBI Laboratory, Washington, for ballistic comparison.