Nice try, but research shows that the catalog number on the order form was attached to a 36" Carbine. Kleins had no 40" models until April 1963.
I meant the description. The rifle displayed is irrelevant to the discussion. Can you cite evidence showing that LHO received a rifle at his P. O. Box?
The 40" Carcanos cost Klein's a dollar more from the wholesalers. When does the price in the Klein's ads change?
In ads that began in magazines dated August 1962, the advertised price of the base rifle increased one dollar to $12.88 (the "package deal" for the base rifle with a scope remained at $19.95). The Cat. No. also changed to C20-T1196. In ads running April 1963 and onwards, Klein's were selling 40" Carcanos for $12.88 and with Cat. No. C20-T1196.
Evidently, the illustration, length and weigh were in error if Klein's is amending those details as time goes on
BUT keeping the Cat. No. and $12.88 price.