Ruby's Revolver

**lemko** · December 3rd, 2014, 11:22 AM

I was watching a documentary the other day about the last 48 hours of Lee Harvey Oswald's life. Jack Ruby killed Oswald with this rather unusual-looking Colt Cobra .38 Special:

For some reason, I always thought Oswald was shot by a Rossi revolver. Did Ruby own one of them as well? Oswald killed Dallas police officer J.D. Tippit with a S&W Victory .38 Special.

**Don Quixote** · December 3rd, 2014, 11:28 AM

Originally Posted by lemko

I was watching a documentary the other day about the last 48 hours of Lee Harvey Oswald's life. Jack Ruby killed Oswald with this rather unusual-looking Colt Cobra .38 Special:

For some reason, I always thought Oswald was shot by a Rossi revolver. Did Ruby own one of them as well? Oswald killed Dallas police officer J.D. Tippit with a S&W Victory .38 Special.

It only looks unusual because it has a hammer shroud that is screwed into place. It is just a regular Colt Cobra which is just an aluminum framed version of the Detective Special.

I always heard it was a Cobra not a Rossi