Arnold Rowland saw a big game hunting rifle ( Routinely used as "sniper rifles" ) in the hands of a man who was standing behind a sixth floor window at the west end of the TSBD. The man was dressed in light colored clothing.... The MAJOR point that Rowland made was the fact that the rifle was NOT a military rifle, like a Mannlicher Carcano.
"big game hunting rifle ( Routinely used as "sniper rifles" )"So a big game hunting rifle is a military rifle? If the military uses it doesn't that make it a military rifle?
It is an ever changing terminology. Big game rifle - Sporting rifle - High powered rifle - Hunting rifle - Military rifle? You have no idea in the world what you are talking about. None.
Port of Arms? Rowland was attempting to describe a Military terminology?