“But when the Italian team test-fired the identical model of gun, they were unable to load and fire three shots in less than 19 seconds”
Maybe instead of using a team they should have just used one guy.
Maybe they handed the rifle off to one another...
The Italians actually fired their rifles? I heard they dropped them like the French. I seem to recall a historic conversation between Churchill and Von Ribbentrop where Von Ribbentrop commented to Churchill; “If war should come the Italians will be on our side.” Churchill replied;”We had them in the last war and its only fair that you should have them the next time.” The Italians used the same rifles in WWII as they used in WWI. The carbine that Oswald used was a factory cut down of the Italian Carcano (Manlicher style) bolt action rifle. I remember seeing them in Woolworth for $9.99 - $14.99 around 1960. I bought one, fired it 3 times and became terrified. Too loud, and if you couldn’t hit a deer with the bullet you could burn his tail with the ring of flame that came out of the barrel. Oswald must have had a lot of practice with that rifle. In the early 60’s you could have bought a Brit 303 No 4 rifle or a No.5 Mark I carbine for a couple of bucks more. Larger magazine and smoother action. I wonder what Oswald was thinking when he chose a Carcano carbine with a 6.5mm round? He had to be a super marksman. The SOB cost me my weekend pass too.
And too think Italy got their butts handed to them in WWII, how can this be! S/
Let's see... Gregorio Fires... hands the rifle to Luigi... Luigi cycles the action, fires, and hands the gun to Giuseppi... who cycles the action, fires. 19 seconds. Obvious proof that a team couldn't do it.