Mr. Day. I took it to the office and tried to bring out the two prints I had seen on the side of the gun at the bookstore. They still were rather unclear. Due to the roughness of the metal, I photographed them rather than try to lift them.
I could also see a trace of a print on the side of the barrel that extended under the woodstock. I started to take the woodstock off and noted traces of a palmprint near the firing end of the barrel about 3 inches under the woodstock when I took the woodstock loose.
Mr. Belin. You mean 3 inches from the small end of the woodstock?
Mr. Day. Right—yes, sir.
Mr. McCloy. From the firing end of the barrel, you mean the muzzle?
Mr. Day. The muzzle; yes, sir.
Mr. Belin. Let me clarify the record. By that you mean you found it on the metal or you mean you found it on the wood?
Mr. Day. On the metal, after removing the wood.
Mr. Belin. The wood. You removed the wood, and then underneath the wood is where you found the print?
Mr. Day. On the bottom side of the barrel which was covered by the wood, I found traces of a palmprint. I dusted these and tried lifting them, the prints, with scotch tape in the usual manner. A faint palmprint came off.