FBI Evidence Proves Oswald's Ammunition was not Capable of Sufficient Accuracy to Kill JFK

[Bob Prudhomme]

Craig said he held the rifle inches from his face and clearly saw "Mauser" stamped on the barrel.

Unfortunately, if it was indeed a 7.65mm Argentine Mauser carbine, any physical evidence related to it has long been disappeared.

Did Roger Craig or anyone else ever say the Mauser was a carbine or long rifle? I've always assumed it was a carbine, as this would bear the closest resemblance to the M91/38, but the 7.65 was made in a long rifle, as well.



Like most of the ultra-long barreled infantry weapons of that age, the 7.65 was known to be quite an accurate weapon.

It still strikes me as odd that the conspirators would allow a 7.65 Mauser to be found, when the intended patsy weapon was to be the Carcano.