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

[Albert Doyle]

1) There is not strap ring at the bottom of the rifle, it is on the side of C2766 and on the bottom of the BYP rifle - also notice the metal band itself is wider on the BYP

If you look at the large backyard photo in this thread the rope strap goes to the side on the barrel mount. David, if the backyard rifle is a bottom mount what physical arrangement would cause the rope to obviously veer off to the side on the barrel mount? Think about this. If the backyard rifle has a bottom mount on the barrel wouldn't the rope end at the ring on the bottom and obviously terminate there? Why does the rope sling obviously veer off to a barrel side mount position in the enlarged backyard photo?

2/3) There is not metal cap nor metal parts under the barrell or at the end of the stock

I looked at this and think there's a photo color problem. You're comparing a sharp color evidence photo with a fuzzy blown-up black and white photo. I believe the shiny metal parts seen in the color photo don't show up with the same contrast in the black and white photo. Bob's references could be there but you just don't see them because of this lack of contrast and color blending. Also, it is very important to note that Oswald is shown to have the top of the rifle rotated slightly towards the camera in the backyard photo. This varies the perspective on the rifle parts slightly and could partly account for some of the perceived differences.

4) There is no round metal anything next to the Strap ring on the NARA rifle.. wood does not give the impression it is metal

It could be that the rope sling seen in the backyard photos has a metal ring on the end for attachment to the barrel mount. In other words it's the sling's ring not the rifle's. What you could be calling the rifle's barrel mount ring might actually be the sling's mounting ring. Since the enlarged backyard photo inarguably shows the rope veering towards the side on the barrel mount there is reason to suggest the backyard rifle is actually a side mount rifle. Logic dictates that of the two mounts seen in the backyard photo the stock mount is provably a side mount as the photo definitely shows. Since sling mounts usually came in matching pairs this confirmed side mount would suggest a matching side mount on the barrel. If this is true then the bottom mount ring seen in the backyard photo could be an optical illusion caused by the sling's ring being attached to the barrel side mount via another ring or attachment that makes it dangle and appear to be a bottom mount. The fact the rope clearly veers towards the barrel side mount in the enlargement strongly suggests this.