CD87 p92 - SS tells us the rifle Kleins shipped to Hidell was a 91(T)roop (S)pecial carbine

[Drew Phipps]

David's post #8 pretty much destroys Gil Jesus' bottom sling mount claim. In the photo in that post the sling can clearly be seen going into side mounts on the gun stocks.

Not to despair. Lee was obviously either being set-up by photo forgery or participating in setting himself up as an agent provocateur. Nothing unexpected from a CIA operative like Lee Harvey Oswald.

FBI special agent Frazier testified at the trial of Louisiana v. Clay Shaw as a defense witness. As a part of his testimony, he described the location of the sling mounts. When asked to compare the Oswald rifle with the "similar" one (in evidence at that trial) he specifically said the Oswald rifle was different as having bottom mounted sling mounts. Now, I'm not claiming that he's a good witness. Or a credible one. But it is telling that it was the government's position in that case that the Oswald rifle was bottom-mounted, and yet in most of the government photos we see it appears to be side mounted.