text: what kind of gun(s) was/were used to kill jfk?   this footage shows the rifle to be a mannlicher-carcano.[15] there was some initial confusion regarding if the rifle was a mauser or a mannlicher. weitzman glimpsed the rifle underneath a stack of boxes; he described it as the more common 'mauser', a german make nearly identical to the italian mannlicher-carcano.[16] the following photo shows a mauser, a mannlicher-carcano, and oswald's purported rifle.[17] weitzman testified to the warren commission that he never handled the rifle or got a close look at it. [18] the rifle was later identified, by police authorities, as a 6.5 x 52 mm italian mannlicher-carcano m91/38 bolt-action rifle with a six-round magazine serial number c2766.  a 6.5 mm copper-jacketed mannlicher-carcano round was found on connally's stretcher. it was ballistically matched to the rifle found in the book depository building. some months prior, the rifle was sold by mail-order to an "a. j. hidell." lee harvey oswald was arrested with a forged identity card for "alek j. hidell." a partial palm print of oswald was also found on the barrel of the gun.