United States v. One 6.5 mm. Mannlicher-Carcano Military Rifle

THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:

This action was commenced by the United States on September 10, 1965, by the filing of a libel of information *1171against two weapons which had previously been owned by Lee Harvey Oswald. The Government alleged that the weapons had been forfeited to the United States by virtue of violations of the Federal Firearms Act. Appellant, on October 8, 1965, intervened by filing a “claim of owner” and sought “to defend accordingly.” Thereafter, a stipulation of facts, expressly limited to the forfeiture proceeding and signed by counsel for the Government and appellant, was filed…