CE 2562

[John Tonkovich]

The FBI, in CE 2562, reports on a carton containing 100 Carcano rifles, including serial number C2766 rifle. The carton containing the rifles is listed as weighing 750 lbs. I.e. 7.5 lbs per rifle.
The rifle in the national archives is listed as weighing 8 lbs.

Your thoughts?

(Sorry for not linking to CE 2562. Having technical problems. CE 2562 is readily available at History Matters. And elsewhere.)

Thank you.

[John Tonkovich]

Historically the Carcano M91/38 "Short Rifle" variant averages about 7.5 ibs.

Of course, the 750lbs refers to the weight of the entire carton. 
Not just the rifles.

So, it's not possible to package 100 rifles in a carton, at 7.5 lbs each, i.e 750 lbs, plus the packaging, and come in at 750 lbs.

[Steve Howsley]

What is the weight of Oswald's scope?

[Tim Nickerson]

Of course, the 750lbs refers to the weight of the entire carton. 
Not just the rifles.

So, it's not possible to package 100 rifles in a carton, at 7.5 lbs each, i.e 750 lbs, plus the packaging, and come in at 750 lbs.

The 91/38 Fucile Corto ,with bayonet attached, weighs 7 lbs 7 oz. Oswald's Carcano didn't have a bayonet.

[John Tonkovich]

What is the weight of Oswald's scope?

Irrelevant.
Ad shows only 40" rifle at 7.5 lbs.  Per Mr. Organ.

[John Tonkovich]

The 91/38 Fucile Corto ,with bayonet attached, weighs 7 lbs 7 oz. Oswald's Carcano didn't have a bayonet.
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Ad shows 40" rifle, 7.5 lbs.  Per Mr. Organ.

[John Tonkovich]

This is from the "Carcano Page" website: ( Link ). Weights are at the bottom.

Assuming Tim is correct about the bayonet being part of the 7 lbs 7 oz rifle weight and that a folding-bayonet weights about 9 oz (from an auction site), then the bayonet-less Carcano weighed 6 lbs 14oz.

At that weight, one-hundred M91/38 Carcanos weighed 687 lbs 8 oz. leaving about 60 lbs for the shipping container.

The ad says 7.5 lb. Your posting. Bayonet is irrelevant. Removed afterward? Never there? We're talking original 100 rifle shipment. 750 lbs. FBI report, WC.

750 lbs in a 60lb container?

Still, that's about 810 lbs.

The 36" rifle weighs 5.5 lbs.

FBI paperwork suggests..100 36" rifles.

Klein's order form allegedly filled out by Oswald..36" rifle.

National archives rifle..40".

( P.S. A tip of the hat to Martha Moyer. And crazy John " I invented two Oswalds.. because...?" Armstrong, who is occasionally a good researcher...but a complete charlatan otherwise..)

[Tim Nickerson]

Ad shows 40" rifle, 7.5 lbs.  Per Mr. Organ.

What ad are you referring to?



Looks like 7 lbs to me.