Roger Craig

[Walt Cakebread]

If the Carcano was there why the need for a composite photo?

 The DPD took an in situ photo of the rifle at the bottom of the chasm that was formed by the stacked boxes of books. They snapped that photo at about 1:45 that afternoon..... But they soon realized that the in situ photo they had taken clearly showed that Lee Oswald COULD NOT have deposited the rifle during a hasty dash from the SE corner of the sixth floor to the 2nd floor lunchroom.
They knew that it would have taken several minutes to place the rifle in the bottom of that chasm, and then cover the top opening with boxes of books.  They recognized that they needed to destroy the in situ photo they had taken and create another photo that would support the tale they were perpetrating.

If the Carcano was there why the need for a composite photo?

The Carcano wasn't there.....The FBI had snapped it up and whisked it off to Washington DC at midnight 11/22/63. But the DPD did have many photos of the carcano so it wasn't very difficult to take a photo without a rifle in it and then place the rifle in the photo.   But don't take my word for it... EXAMINE the official in situ photo for yourself.....

[Walt Cakebread]

Is the rifle straight?

Is the rifle straight?

I'd love to answer that question but i'm not sure what it is that you are asking......Are you asking if the rifle barrel aligns with the stock ?

[Alan Ford]

Is the rifle straight?

I'd love to answer that question but i'm not sure what it is that you are asking......Are you asking if the rifle barrel aligns with the stock ?

Forget it, my mistake.

Forgive what is probably a dumb question, but the rifle is laid down on its side here, right? It just looks that way (to my eyes anyway) with the barrel but not with the stock?

[Walt Cakebread]

Forget it, my mistake

You asked a question....Is the rifle straight?   No, the rifle is NOT straight!....the barrel doe not align with the stock....the barrel appears to be twisted relative to the stock.....   Although this is hard to discern the barrel seems to be rotated slightly counterclockwise relative to the stock.

[Alan Ford]

You asked a question....Is the rifle straight?   No, the rifle is NOT straight!....the barrel doe not align with the stock....the barrel appears to be twisted relative to the stock.....   Although this is hard to discern the barrel seems to be rotated slightly counterclockwise relative to the stock.

I edited my last post, Mr Cakebread

[Walt Cakebread]

I edited my last post, Mr Cakebread

Sorry, if you don't like the answer.....

[Alan Ford]

Sorry, if you don't like the answer.....

Maybe try reading my edit before assuming I don't like the answer

[Walt Cakebread]

Maybe try reading my edit before assuming I don't like the answer

I didn't see this in your post... Possibly a pop up obscured it....   Damn pop-ups 
My apology  Mr F..... Sorry.

the rifle is laid down on its side here, right? It just looks that way (to my eyes anyway) with the barrel but not with the stock?

No, the rifle is not on it's side  ( But the men who saw the rifle on the floor said that it was lying on it's side, and the Alyea film shows Lt Day reach out and grab the leather sling....which verifies he eyewitness description of the orientation of the rifle,  and Lt Day could not have reached that leather sling if the rifle had been standing with the leather sling on the far side of the rifle.

the rifle is laid down on its side here, right? It just looks that way ---- with the barrel but not with the stock?

The barrel does appear to be twisted in relation to the stock, but the rifle is not lying on it's side. .