Roger Craig

[Walt Cakebread]

10 inches across??
Where are you getting that "factual information"  from?




The screws are very distinctive.

LATER EDIT - If, as you say, the butt plate is 4 inches long then the screws in the image above are more than 2 1/4 inches apart.
So much for your factual information!

C'mon Dan...Just admit that you were mistaken about the two bright spots being the butt plate screws of a carcano ....

You posted the picture of the butt of a carcano .... It should be obvious that the bright spots in the photo are not the screws in the butt plate of a carcano.

[Dan O'meara]

C'mon Dan...Just admit that you were mistaken about the two bright spots being the butt plate screws of a carcano ....

You posted the picture of the butt of a carcano .... It should be obvious that the bright spots in the photo are not the screws in the butt plate of a carcano.

Well, whatever they are Walt, they reflect light in exactly the same way.
The light reflecting on the spots of the rifle butt by Fritz's feet are exactly the same as the spots reflecting on the butt plate when Day lifts the rifle up.

The reflective spots demonstrate demonstrate the rifle was in an upright position when Fritz entered the area where the rifle was concealed.

That's all there is to it.

[Walt Cakebread]

Well, whatever they are Walt, they reflect light in exactly the same way.
The light reflecting on the spots of the rifle butt by Fritz's feet are exactly the same as the spots reflecting on the butt plate when Day lifts the rifle up.

The reflective spots demonstrate demonstrate the rifle was in an upright position when Fritz entered the area where the rifle was concealed.

That's all there is to it.

No, Dan....  Those bright spots are not the screws in the butt plate of a carcano.

[Dan O'meara]

No, Dan....  Those bright spots are not the screws in the butt plate of a carcano.

Then what are they Walt?

[Walt Cakebread]

Then what are they Walt?

What kinda question is that??..... How the hell would I know???

[Dan O'meara]

What kinda question is that??..... How the hell would I know???

 
Then how do you know they're not the screws?

[Walt Cakebread]

Then how do you know they're not the screws?

I've already told you I'm very familiar with the carcano....And those white spots are NOT the butt plate screws of a carcano...And since you posted the photo of the butt of a carcano, you should also know that those bright spots are not the butt plate screws of a carcano.

[Dan O'meara]

I've already told you I'm very familiar with the carcano....And those white spots are NOT the butt plate screws of a carcano...And since you posted the photo of the butt of a carcano, you should also know that those bright spots are not the butt plate screws of a carcano.

You're not familiar with the Mannlicher at all.
In a previous post you stated that the butt plate was 4 inches long and that the screws were no more than 2 1/4 inches apart.
This image I posted demonstrates that you are clearly wrong:



If you're so familiar with the Mannlicher how can you explain your gross inaccuracy on this point?

The two bright spots are really there. They appear in multiple images. You think you can just deny that they exist.

The two bright spots highlight what can be seen in the clip of the Alyea footage where Fritz has stepped into the boxed area where the rifle was found - that the rifle was in an upright position when it was discovered.

Just accept it and move on Walt