Mr. Liebeler. Had you talked to your father about this fellow or this rifle before you talked to this guy?
Mr. Wood. I think I said that it looked like an Italian make gun, to me.
Mr. Liebeler. You said that to your father?
Mr. Wood. Yes.
Mr. Liebeler. Can you remember why you mentioned that particular gun to your father?
Mr. Wood. Well, call it an Army rifle.
Mr. Liebeler. How could you tell that?
Mr. Wood. Well, you can tell it had been scratched up and it was a surplus gun. It was probably—you can tell it was probably used in the war.
Mr. Liebeler. Was there anything else peculiar about this rifle that made you mention it to your father?
Mr. Wood. It had a sawed-off barrel, shorter barrel than most rifles were.