Where did the Carcano clip come from and who put it back in the rifle

[Alan Denholm]

When the Carcano rifle was found and displayed in the TSBD after it was found the bullet clip is clearly missing.
The Carcano is unique in that the clip is ejected after the last bullet is chambered, so that's what you would expect,



However there is no sign of the clip in the "alleged snipers nest" , three hulls yes
but no clip

Yet when the rifle is being removed from the TSBD the clip is in the rifle.


(This picture is copied from a 1964 book Destiny in Dallas so its pretty authentic.)

So who put the clip back in the rifle , and if there were no bullets available how did they manage that
, who found the clip , who put the clip back in the rifle and why would you put the clip back in the rifle
they never put the hulls back in the clip, you would surely bag the clip as a seperate exhibit.

Any body any ideas as too, the when , the whom and the where of the old clip switcheroo.

(Hope these photos are big enough to be seen)