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 |