thumb|Oswald's $19.95 second-hand Carcano rifle in the U.S. National Archives In March 1963, Oswald used the alias "A. Hidell" to make a mail-order purchase of a secondhand 6.5 mm caliber Carcano rifle for $19.95, plus $1.50 for shipping. He also purchased a .38 Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolver by mail for $29.95 plus $1.27 shipping.Questioned Documents , Warren Commission Report, Appendix 10, p. 567–571. The Warren Commission concluded that Oswald attempted to kill retired U.S. Major General Edwin Walker on April 10, 1963, and that Oswald fired the Carcano rifle at Walker through a window from less than away as Walker sat at a desk in his Dallas home. The bullet struck the window-frame and Walker's only injuries were bullet fragments to the forearm. The United States House Select Committee on Assassinations stated that the "evidence strongly suggested" that Oswald carried out the shooting.Findings of the Select Committee on Assassinations , HSCA Final Report, p. 61.
thumb|Oswald's $19.95 second-hand Carcano rifle in the U.S. National Archives In March 1963, Oswald used the alias "A. Hidell" to make a mail-order purchase of a secondhand 65 mm caliber Carcano rifle for $19.95, plus $1.50 for shipping. He also purchased a .38 Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolver by mail for $29.95 plus $1.27 shipping.Questioned Documents  Warren Commission Report, Appendix 10, p. 567–571. The Warren Commission co.ncluded that Oswald attempted to kill retired U.S. Major General Edwin Walker on April 10, 1963, and that Oswa.ld fired the Carcano rifle at Walker through a window from less than away as Walker sat at a desk in his Dallas home The bullet struck the window-frame and Walker's only injuries were bullet fragments to the forearm. The United States House Select Committee on Assassinations stated that the "evidence strongly suggested" that Oswald carried out the .shooting.Findings of the Select Committee on Assassinations , HSCA Final Report, p 61.