What kind of rifle did Lee Harvey Oswald use to kill President Kennedy?
In March 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald, alias “A. Hidell”, purchased a Carcano rifle (also improperly called Mannlicher-Carcano) by mail order. He also purchased a revolver by the same method. It is officially accepted that this was the rifle that was used in the Texas School Book Depository to assassinate President Kennedy. After fingerprint examination of the rifle and further detective work, the real name of the owner of the rifle eventually led to Oswald.
