David kennedy was my greatgreatgreatgreat grandfather. More than five decades after the assassination of john f. This november 22nd will be 50 years since the assassination of president john f. M1 garand in hour five, m1 garand rifles are carried by the members of the us military following a riot at the university of mississippi in 1962. Whitney kennedy rifle project episode 1 products needed. Before they can find it, rumors surface of the kennedy rifle and a mysterious auction on the fiftieth anniversary.
Other documents released by the arrb discuss a johnson semiautomatic 30. Its been a long time since weve had a whitney lever action rifle on the site but this one was worth the wait. The model 98 was one of the shorter carcano varieties. David kennedy 17681837 here is an ancestor to the gunsmiths response. With the basic machining already in place, the transition was rather inexpensive.
Time to play a historical battle specificexact, shooter, contemporary and north america video game title. As a result a woman named kate is looking for his help locating the real rifle that killed kennedy. Kennedy assassination, a really nice simulation game sold in 2004 for windows, is available and ready to be played again. Its an entertaining pageturner, with a fastpaced plot, welldrawn characters, sharplywritten dialog, and some fascinating insights into the kennedy assassination, drawn from years of research by. An incriminating photograph which showed lee harvey oswald in his backyard, holding the same type of rifle used to assassinate president john f. Digital versions of the bullets fired from lee harvey oswalds rifle will be available for the public to inspect online. Some want the truth, some want the truth buried, but all want the rifleand kate and cole dead.
Oswalds paraffin test a few hours after the assassination, oswald underwent a test that was routinely carried out. Some want the truth, some want the truth buried, but all want the rifle and kate and cole dead. Though the kennedy rifle is a work of fiction, it makes a convincing argument that important aspects of the kennedy assassination were never revealed to the american public. The shooting itself has been the subject of movies, documentaries and countless books and articles. Jfk internet movie firearms database guns in movies. He also purchased a revolver from a different company, by the same method. The bullet wound in kennedy s throat was smaller in diameter than the 6. Nov 11, 20 this november 22nd will be 50 years since the assassination of president john f. Rifle by david kenedy 17681837 bear creek school nc posted in pre1898 longarms ref. According to the government, the rifle fired three rounds, one going through jfks neck and into the hip of the man next to him, a second one missed, and the third took off most of his. Kennedy in november, 1963, for many people there remain troubling questions about the. If you are interested in the kennedy shooting you will want to buy a 98 6. Rifle by david kenedy 17681837 bear creek school nc pre. Although most of the militia showed up at new orleans without rifles it appears possible that this rifle or some made by the same maker may have been used from this gentlemans response.
The smoking gun 20 documentary reexamining what is easily the. The experiment required that i use fmj bullets for. Born in 1768 in what was orange county, now moore county. This assertion is based on selective use of the testimony of the doctors who saw the wound, and who in fact gave varying estimates. Anyway, kate knows where the rifle is supposedly hidden and together cole and kate go looking for it. I defiantly agree with winchester being the superior gun any model, especially in the appearance department, the kennedys initially gave me an impression of an ugly duckling winchesters have had a hold on me since the early 1970s and my main collecting and shooting interest, but i, enjoy shooting and have been thru phases and gone off on tangents.
Complete working comdition with shootable bore 85% many more pictures here. John fitzgerald kennedy, the 35th president of the united states, was assassinated on november 22, 1963, at 12. Part of the massive, nonstop news coverage focused on the kennedy family. Gentlemen, thank you for posting the pictures of this rifle. Mannlichercarcano rifle owned by lee harvey oswald and allegedly used to assassinate president john f. Estos mataron a kennedy the robinson rojas archive. Kennedy as his motorcade drove by on november 22, 1963. Tiesing redesigned the 1878 burgess rifle to accept the popular. Mannlichercarcano assassination rifle stock photo download. Its a whitney kennedy with a large frame action chambered for 4560. You can use this technique for any old gun to clean it up. By the third chapter i was hooked and proceeded to race through the. Standard 28 round barrel with full magazine, crescent rifle buttplate w trapdoor, loop lever, and blued finish.
But we thought it would be cool to try to find one of the rifles. We are doing some rust removal, wood stock cleanup. Michael cole is a ballistic expert who wrote a book about the grassy knoll the kennedy conspiracy. Kennedy assassination bullets preserved as detailed 3d models. The modified springfield rifle was a variation of the standard bolt action which was originally developed in 1903. After digging into the old gun a few times, i put together detailed disassembly instructions with credit to another member, coldrou, who got me started. David kennedy supplied some arms to the us government for the war of 1812.
Whitney kennedy rifle project episode 1 products needed and. David kennedy, gunsmith and revolutionary war soldier, was the son of john alexander and mary tandy thomas kennedy. Mannlichercarcano rifle owned by lee harvey oswald and. Identifying whitney leveraction guns the eli whitney. Whitneykennedy lever action rifles february 17, 2016 ian mccollum lever action rifles, video 29 eli whitney jr. Jfks reputed assasination, lee harvey oswald, supposedly shot jfk with a light world war two sniper rifle from the second floor of the book depository building. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the kennedy rifle. In march 1963, lee harvey oswald, using the alias a. I put this on the american longrifle forum and found that these rilfes may have a very significant military history.
M1 garand in hour five, m1 garand rifles are carried by the members of the us military following a riot. Oswald fired the rifle from the texas school book depository in dallas, texas, to assassinate united states president john f. Ammunition clip kennedy assassination home page index. The rifle discovered on the sixth floor of the texas school book depository could not have caused any of the wounds to kennedy, connally or tague, except by accident. The beautiful rifle they helped to craft from a commercial winchester was certainly well up to minute of angle or better performance with the right ammunition, but, i had another problem. For additional images of kennedy rifles, you may want to conduct internet searches and peruse antique dealerartifcat dealer sites. Kennedy was riding with his wife jacqueline, texas governor john connally, and connallys wife nellie when he was fatally shot by former u.
Lee harvey oswalds carcano rifle shooting it today. Kennedy assassination fbi reports 6,605 pages of investigative reports produced by the federal bureau of investigation in the days and months following the death of president kennedy on november 22, 1963, copied from material held at the national archives and records. Download this mannlichercarcano assassination rifle photo now. The elder kennedy was a noted gun maker in philadelphia, where he furnished guns for the continental army until forced to flee to north carolina after philadelphia fell to the british in september 1777. The serial number is under 300 and it has the s lever, factory swivels and double set triggers.
I bought this nice whitney kennedy rifle and there really isnt a specific forum for these rifles, but they are similar to the 1876 in age and chamberings. The silenced sniper version is designated as a springfield m1903a4 and was developed in the united states in 1947 under a special contract with the remington arms company arsenal in ilion, new york. The last burgess was shipped from the factory in march 1880 and the first kennedy was also shipped in march 1880. An ammunition clip is a small, bluish metal springloaded cartridge receptacle used to load automatic and semiautomatic rifles. The significance of the ammunition clip issue is explained by conspiracy authors james p. Known rifles usually bear a star finial, which is said to be based on the flower finial found on lancaster, pennsylvania rifles.
My only criticism is that i wish the book were longer. Commuters reading of john f kennedys assassination 22nd november 1963. Kennedy dealey plaza educational grassy knoll history jfk john f kennedy rifle texas school book depository warren commission jfkennedy1963 is raising funds for further research across the country. More on the rifle scope jfk assassination debate the. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Jan 12, 2012 before they can find it, rumors surface of the kennedy rifle and a mysterious auction on the fiftieth anniversary.
The town, now known as robbins, actually began in 1795 when gunsmith alexander kennedy and his family left philadelphia to settle. The notes may be of value to other whitney shooters, but its a 2 page. In his 1985 book reasonable doubt, henry hurt intones. We are pleased to offer a representative whitney kennedy rifle for the lever action collector. Whitney kennedy lever action rifles february 17, 2016 ian mccollum lever action rifles, video 29 eli whitney jr. Kennedys personal rifle goes up for auction and bids. I have yet to be privileged to hold one of the family made rifles, but cherish the pictures. The murder of a president the fifth estate youtube. Central standard time in dallas, texas, while riding in a presidential motorcade through dealey plaza. Walter cronkite, jfk, oswald, kennedy, rifle, carcano, mauser, 3030 walter cronkite just minutes after he announced the death of jfk, you can tell hes still shaken and trying to keep composed here as he. Anyone want to give an opinion on what it is worth.
Regular readers of this magazine may remember that some years back, i was also in dallas on the kennedy trail. Topics bob jackson, malcolm couch, oswald, jfk, kennedy, dealey plaza, tsbd. On that trip, i proved that the shots could be made with the 6. Apr 26, 2012 read free sample from the kennedy rifle. Kennedy assassination bullets preserved as detailed.
The films cast included tommy lee jones, kevin bacon, ed asner, jack lemmon, walter matthau, michael rooker, john candy and joe pesci. The rifle featured a sidemounted ordnance optics 4. Who knows how many tens of thousands of people that listen to that podcast came from such a far hateful side of this conversation to maybe a middle ground that maybe now we can have a realistic, a real, safe conversation about how the second amendment should be protected, and how gun rights should be protected. The rifle was a bolt action with a 6 round fixed magazine and a wood stock. Oct 22, 2019 born in 1768 in what was orange county, now moore county. Im in the market to add a whitney kennedy to my collection. Billionaire collectors, criminal armsdealers and coup detat participants join the hunt. Oct 19, 2015 an incriminating photograph which showed lee harvey oswald in his backyard, holding the same type of rifle used to assassinate president john f. The receiver is stamped re terni1940 xvii just like. Whitneykennedy lever action rifles forgotten weapons.
Jfk is a 1991 drama directed by oliver stone and stars kevin costner as jim garrison, the new orleans district attorney who comes to believe that there was an conspiracy behind the assassination of president john f. This is a 4560 which is my favorite vintage cartridge. The bullet wound in kennedys throat was smaller in diameter than the 6. The image used in this article is of a rifle attributed to david kennedy s factory in north carolina and is held in the collections of the north carolina museum of history. Oswalds paraffin test a few hours after the assassination, oswald underwent a test that was routinely carried out on those suspected of having fired a gun. Part of the well known, kennedy family of gunsmiths of mechanics hill, north carolina. The documents strongly link this rifle to two men who have long been suspected of being involved in the assassination plot, loran hall and gerry patrick hemming founders of interpen, which trained anticastro guerillas with. Photographs of oswald holding the rifle, a palmprint found upon examination of the rifle, and detective work tracing its sale, all eventually led to oswald. Early reports from newsman and authorities on november 22nd 1963 indicated that the weapon allegedly used to assassinate president kennedy was a 7. The rifle had been found by dallas police on the sixth floor of the texas school book depository, a building which overlooked the presidential motorcade at the. A later investigation, the united states house select committee on assassinations hsca agreed with the warren commission that the injuries that kennedy and connally sustained were caused by oswalds three rifle shots, but they also concluded that kennedy was probably assassinated as a result of a conspiracy as analysis of a dictabelt audio. Kennedys, the internet movie firearms database guns in. Oct 31, 2016 the modified springfield rifle was a variation of the standard bolt action which was originally developed in 1903.
Business slowed at the kennedy rifle factory after 1825, a period of a generally declining economy culminating in the depression known as the panic of 1837. A dallas policeman holds up the rifle used to kill president john f kennedy on november. In hour seven, lee harvey oswald ryan blakely uses a carcano m98 short barreled, 6. It permits rapid firing, which is otherwise not possible by manually loading a new cartridge into the firing chamber after each shot.
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