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Name/Title Ammunition, cartridge
Primary Maker Societa Metallurgica Italiana
Measurements 1.1cm (7/16")
L 7.5cm (L 2 15/16")
L 5.2cm (L 2 1/16")
Description case and bullet. 6.5mm caliber, Carcano round. The base is stamped SMI 936. The bullet can be removed showing the case to be hollow and free from explosive. This was the type of cartridge reputedly used by Lee Harvey Oswald to assassinate President John F. Kennedy.
Theme Our History --Arms and Armour --Fine Arms and Artillery
Accession No 2011.117

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