Why did the W.C. ask Robert Oswald if Lee was left-handed and if he

[Canuck]

I've been reading Robert Oswald's WC testimony, and he is asked several
times whether Lee was left-handed, and whether Robert recalled while
hunting with Lee whether he ever fired the left-handed way. Robert
indicated his brother was right-handed. Robert was left-handed for
writing, but he threw with his right hand. Was this question asked
because the telescopic sight might have been set up for a left-handed
shot? - prwhitmey

[Anthony Marsh]

Silly concept. The scope was not set for a left-handed shot. It has to
be mounted to the left of the magazine to load the clips. This is
ancient news.

[Canuck]

First of all, Tony, please don't use the word "silly", as a few others do
too. After posting this comment and question, I found a reference to a
report in Harold Weisberg's WHITEWASH (paperback edition - 1965). There
is a short report in Vol. XXV indicating that the sight was adjusted for a
left-handed shooter. Btw, Marguerite Oswald told the W.C. that Lee was
left-handed, but Robert's probably a more reliable source. Why was the
W.C. so curious about whether Lee was right-handed or left-handed?

-prwhitmey

[John McAdams]

<Quote on>

There is no such thing as a left- or right-handed telescopic sight.
The location of a telescopic sight on a rifle is determined not by
whether it is to be shot left-handed or right-handed, but rather by
such factors as receiver design, cartridge case ejection direction and
bolt handle travel pattern. On CE 139, the telescopic sight is mounted
on the left side of the receiver because of the vertical bolt handle
travel pattern and the split receiver (see fig. 1). Because this rifle
has a right-handed action, a telescopic sight cannot be mounted on the
right side of the receiver.

<Quote off>

http://mcadams.posc.mu.edu/firearms_hsca.htm#158

.John
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[John Fiorentino]

Can you do any better than volume XXV? I mean come on how about a page #??

John F.

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[Anthony Marsh]

No, that's silly.
Everything in the WC does not have to be true. There is a lot of
speculation in the WC.
And try reading more carefully. When someone says that something
"appears" to be that is not proof that it is. It is speculation.

> -prwhitmey
>
>

[Anthony Marsh]

Something like that. But there are left-handed rifles and the scope would
have to be mounted differently.

The scope on Oswald's rifle had to be mounted to the left of the magazine
well in order to insert clips into the magazine well from the top. Then
you can't mount the scope to the right of the magazine well because that
would interfere with the ejection port on the right side of the receiver.
If you have big bucks you can mount a swing away scope directly above the
magazine well. Klein's would not do that. Only a gunsmith could do that.

[Anthony Marsh]

There is a lot of useless speculation in the WC.
Some idiot said it looked like the scope was mounted for a left hander.

[John Fiorentino]

I'd just like a page #.............is that too much to ask?

(BTW, there is no such thing as a right or left handed scope)


John F.


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[Anthony Marsh]

On 5/19/2013 5:47 PM, John Fiorentino wrote:
> I'd just like a page #.............is that too much to ask?
>
> (BTW, there is no such thing as a right or left handed scope)
>

The original allegation was that it was MOUNTED for a left hander.

[John Fiorentino]

Really????????? No kidding!!!!!!!!!!!!!


John F.


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[Walt]

The scope was NOT set up for a left handed shooter, but the ignoramuses of
the WC commission thought that because the scope was mounted to the left
it must have been moumted for a left handed shooter. If they had simply
checked with Kliens or any gunsmith they wouldn't have looked so
stupid.....because the reason the scope is mounted to the left is because
the clip of cartridges is inserted into the rifle from the top , and if a
scope was mounted above the action the rifle couldn't have been
loaded..... A shooter could only pretend to be firing the rifle if the
scope had been mounted above the action. This so elementary it should
never have been an issue..... Unless they just wanted to introduce more
disinformation into the mess.....

[Anthony Marsh]

On 5/21/2013 11:28 PM, Walt wrote:
> On May 16, 10:17 pm, Canuck <prwhit...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> I've been reading Robert Oswald's WC testimony, and he is asked several
>> times whether Lee was left-handed, and whether Robert recalled while
>> hunting with Lee whether he ever fired the left-handed way. Robert
>> indicated his brother was right-handed. Robert was left-handed for
>> writing, but he threw with his right hand. Was this question asked
>> because the telescopic sight might have been set up for a left-handed
>> shot? - prwhitmey
>
> The scope was NOT set up for a left handed shooter, but the ignoramuses of
> the WC commission thought that because the scope was mounted to the left
> it must have been moumted for a left handed shooter. If they had simply

I don't think anyone on the WC actually thought that. They just reported
a rumor that someone had started.

> checked with Kliens or any gunsmith they wouldn't have looked so
> stupid.....because the reason the scope is mounted to the left is because
> the clip of cartridges is inserted into the rifle from the top , and if a
> scope was mounted above the action the rifle couldn't have been
> loaded..... A shooter could only pretend to be firing the rifle if the
> scope had been mounted above the action. This so elementary it should
> never have been an issue..... Unless they just wanted to introduce more
> disinformation into the mess.....
>

You're just repeating what I've said repeatedly for 45 years.
It is not an issue to anyone except the kooks.