And then, there was the metal 'end cap' belonging to the muzzle end of the anshuzt rifles barrel - David Boutflour recovered 'it' from the gun cupboard in the den. It was upon this metal ring that red paint from the kitchen aga had been found, something which DS Davidson had commented about in his 'COLP' interviews, when they questioned him about a paint sample, 'RC/1' taken at the scene by 'Ron' Cook on the 8th August. Davidson told 'COLP' that that paint sample ('RC/1') was taken then because of red paint found on the 'end of a guns barrel's found downstairs. When queried by 'COLP' whether he was referring to red paint on the end of a silencer? Davidson responded by saying, 'no, the paint was on the end of a guns barrel'...
The metal ring, which fits onto the threaded barrel end of the anshuzt rifle, had red paint upon it from the aga. Cops must have had possession of it by the 8th August 1985, for 'Ron' Cook to take that ('RC/1') paint sample on the 8th August, but that Cook must have put the guns end cap back in the cupboard prior to the hand back of the farmhouse to relatives on evening of 9th August 1985, to enable David Boutflour to recover it later on...
