19-02-2011, 03:48 PM
In 1958, Crescent Firearms purchased 500,000 rifles from the Italian Government. The final shipment of those rifles ( 520 cartons ) left Italy's port of Genoa after being identified as lot number 91594 and arrived in the New York via the steamer Elettra Fassio on October 15, 1960.
The 520 cartons were removed and trucked by the Waterfront Transfer Company to the Harborside Terminal, a bonded warehouse in New Jersey.
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As one can see, the CARTON NUMBERS are listed on the manifest. For example, "3086/3094" means that all cartons numbered from 3086 thru 3094 inclusive were on this shipment. The third entry down, 3305/3436, means that all cartons bearing numbers in that range were part of this shipment, including the carton 3376, which contained rifle # C2766.
In fact, ALL of the cartons listed in the February 1963 shipment to Klein's were part of this shipment.
The shipment was placed in storage and remained there for the next two years.
This is where the paper trial for carton 3376 ends.
Fred Rupp was a federally-licensed gun dealer who had a contract with Crescent Firearms to pick up rifles at the Harborside Warehouse and inspect, clean, test-fire, repack and ship them to Crescent's retail customers.
Klein's purchase order of 1/15/62 requested that 400 model 91TS rifles ( 36" troop specials ) be delivered in October, 1962.
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According to Harborside delivery order # 89238, Rupp removed the first 170 cartons on August 29, 1962. A list of the numbers of the cartons removed was on the manifest. CARTON 3376 WAS NOT AMONG THEM.
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Importers of rifles and gun dealers were required BY LAW to maintain a list of SERIAL NUMBERS of the rifles they imported. Rupp was required by law to keep a list of the serial numbers he removed from the warehouse ( which he did on the 8/29/62 manifest ) and the name of the retail customer he shipped them to. And Klein's was required to keep the serial numbers of rifle they sold to retail customers. ( 7 H 371 )
During the month of October, 1962, Rupp removed 264 more rifles from
lot 91594.
90 on October 4th
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70 on October 16
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64 on October 24
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40 on October 31
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On all of the subsequent shipping manifests of the rifles removed from
Harborside Warehouse by Fred Rupp, THE LIST OF CARTONS NUMBERS IS
ABSENT, even though on the 10/24 manifest, it is clearly marked "list
numbers of cases shipped".
Rupp removed a total of 434 Mannlicher Carcano 91/38 rifles in the
month of October 1962 from the lot of 520 rifles ( 91594 ) belonging
to Crescent Firearms. He told the FBI that he kept no record of the
carton numbers or serial numbers of the rifles he removed from
Harborside. ( CD 7, pg. 180 ) In other words, THERE IS NO EVIDENCE
THAT CARTON 3376 WAS AMONG the 434 rifles removed by Rupp, even though
the FBI said it was.
The FBI's " tracking of the rifle " included unsigned and undated
documents and manifests which listed neither the serial numbers nor
the carton numbers.
One of particular note is Crescent Firearms invoice # 3178.
Mr. BELIN. Mr. Waldman, referring to Waldman Deposition Exhibit No.
3, which are the serial numbers of the 100 rifles which were made in
this shipment from Crescent Firearms to you.......is there any way to
verify that this payment pertained to rifles which are shown on
Waldman Deposition Exhibit No. 3?
Mr. WALDMAN. The forms submitted by Crescent Firearms showing serial
numbers of rifles included in the shipment covered by their invoice
No. 3178 indicate that the rifle carrying serial No. C-2766 was
included in that shipment.
( 7 H 368 )
WHOA...WAIT A MINUTE...IT MOST CERTAINLY DOES NOT !!!!!
If you look closely at invoice # 3178, you'll see that ALL OF THE
CARTON NUMBERS HAVE LITTLE CHECKS ABOVE THEM EXCEPT CARTON NUMBER
3376.
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That means that in verifying the carton numbers in that shipment, 3376
was never verified as being a part of that shipment.
The 520 cartons were removed and trucked by the Waterfront Transfer Company to the Harborside Terminal, a bonded warehouse in New Jersey.
http://i51.tinypic.com/33osil1.jpg
As one can see, the CARTON NUMBERS are listed on the manifest. For example, "3086/3094" means that all cartons numbered from 3086 thru 3094 inclusive were on this shipment. The third entry down, 3305/3436, means that all cartons bearing numbers in that range were part of this shipment, including the carton 3376, which contained rifle # C2766.
In fact, ALL of the cartons listed in the February 1963 shipment to Klein's were part of this shipment.
The shipment was placed in storage and remained there for the next two years.
This is where the paper trial for carton 3376 ends.
Fred Rupp was a federally-licensed gun dealer who had a contract with Crescent Firearms to pick up rifles at the Harborside Warehouse and inspect, clean, test-fire, repack and ship them to Crescent's retail customers.
Klein's purchase order of 1/15/62 requested that 400 model 91TS rifles ( 36" troop specials ) be delivered in October, 1962.
http://i56.tinypic.com/25u5mqf.jpg
According to Harborside delivery order # 89238, Rupp removed the first 170 cartons on August 29, 1962. A list of the numbers of the cartons removed was on the manifest. CARTON 3376 WAS NOT AMONG THEM.
http://i55.tinypic.com/a9o2sk.jpg
Importers of rifles and gun dealers were required BY LAW to maintain a list of SERIAL NUMBERS of the rifles they imported. Rupp was required by law to keep a list of the serial numbers he removed from the warehouse ( which he did on the 8/29/62 manifest ) and the name of the retail customer he shipped them to. And Klein's was required to keep the serial numbers of rifle they sold to retail customers. ( 7 H 371 )
During the month of October, 1962, Rupp removed 264 more rifles from
lot 91594.
90 on October 4th
http://i55.tinypic.com/2j2zrrr.jpg
70 on October 16
http://i51.tinypic.com/1z5nr04.jpg
64 on October 24
http://i54.tinypic.com/29gjqtc.jpg
40 on October 31
http://i55.tinypic.com/2j2zrrr.jpg
On all of the subsequent shipping manifests of the rifles removed from
Harborside Warehouse by Fred Rupp, THE LIST OF CARTONS NUMBERS IS
ABSENT, even though on the 10/24 manifest, it is clearly marked "list
numbers of cases shipped".
Rupp removed a total of 434 Mannlicher Carcano 91/38 rifles in the
month of October 1962 from the lot of 520 rifles ( 91594 ) belonging
to Crescent Firearms. He told the FBI that he kept no record of the
carton numbers or serial numbers of the rifles he removed from
Harborside. ( CD 7, pg. 180 ) In other words, THERE IS NO EVIDENCE
THAT CARTON 3376 WAS AMONG the 434 rifles removed by Rupp, even though
the FBI said it was.
The FBI's " tracking of the rifle " included unsigned and undated
documents and manifests which listed neither the serial numbers nor
the carton numbers.
One of particular note is Crescent Firearms invoice # 3178.
Mr. BELIN. Mr. Waldman, referring to Waldman Deposition Exhibit No.
3, which are the serial numbers of the 100 rifles which were made in
this shipment from Crescent Firearms to you.......is there any way to
verify that this payment pertained to rifles which are shown on
Waldman Deposition Exhibit No. 3?
Mr. WALDMAN. The forms submitted by Crescent Firearms showing serial
numbers of rifles included in the shipment covered by their invoice
No. 3178 indicate that the rifle carrying serial No. C-2766 was
included in that shipment.
( 7 H 368 )
WHOA...WAIT A MINUTE...IT MOST CERTAINLY DOES NOT !!!!!
If you look closely at invoice # 3178, you'll see that ALL OF THE
CARTON NUMBERS HAVE LITTLE CHECKS ABOVE THEM EXCEPT CARTON NUMBER
3376.
http://i51.tinypic.com/15nkkjk.jpg
That means that in verifying the carton numbers in that shipment, 3376
was never verified as being a part of that shipment.