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132 year old rifle found leaning against a tree in Great Basin National Park
Posted on 1/14/15 at 12:51 pm
Posted on 1/14/15 at 12:51 pm
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GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK — Great Basin National Park employees are trying to solve the mystery of an 132-year-old Winchester rifle found in the park.
The rifle was found and recovered by park archaeologists in November, according to the Great Basin National Park Facebook page. The firearm was found leaning against a tree in a remote rocky outcrop. Park officials believe the rifle hadn’t been located sooner because the weathered, cracked wood stock and brown rusted barrel blended into the juniper tree.
The rifle was identified as a model 1873 Winchester repeating rifle because of the distinct engraving on the mechanism of “Model 1873,” according to the national park. The serial number on the firearm corresponds with manufacture and shipping records dating to 1882, held at the Center for the West Cody Firearms Museum in Cody, Wyoming. However, the records don’t indicate who purchased the rifle or where it was shipped to, the national park said.
Between 1873 and 1916, 720,610 model 1873 rifles were manufactured and in 1882 alone, more than 25,000 were made, according to the national park. The rifles sold for around $50 when they were first produced, then sold for $25 in 1882 when they became more popular. The model 1873 Winchester became known as “everyman’s” rifle, the national park said.
Great Basin National Park officials are researching newspaper archives and family histories to learn more about the rifle they discovered. The rifle was transported to a conservatory so the wood can be stabilized and to prevent further deterioration. When it is returned to the park, it will be displayed as part of the Great Basin National Park 30th birthday celebration and the National Park Service centennial celebration.
Posted on 1/14/15 at 1:01 pm to Jim Rockford
quote:genius!
The rifle was identified as a model 1873 Winchester repeating rifle because of the distinct engraving on the mechanism of “Model 1873,”
Posted on 1/14/15 at 1:04 pm to upgrayedd
Amazing that it's in that good of shape
That would not be the case here in LA
That would not be the case here in LA
Posted on 1/14/15 at 1:06 pm to mylsuhat
I can't imagine it's been there for 100 years or anything. That tree would have swallowed it by now.
Posted on 1/14/15 at 1:10 pm to upgrayedd
I wonder how old the tree is??
Posted on 1/14/15 at 1:10 pm to upgrayedd
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I can't imagine it's been there for 100 years or anything. That tree would have swallowed it by now.
Stuff decays much slower in the west. I know in new mexico where I used to backpack, trees that would only last a few years here were supposed to take 80 years to decay. Also slower growth rate in some scrub areas.
Posted on 1/14/15 at 1:14 pm to Jim Rockford
Made me think of this,
Posted on 1/14/15 at 1:17 pm to Jim Rockford
motherfrick!
I left that thing there while cougar hunting in 1902
I been wondering where it went
I left that thing there while cougar hunting in 1902
I been wondering where it went
This post was edited on 1/14/15 at 1:20 pm
Posted on 1/14/15 at 1:18 pm to smoked hog
How in the hell do you lose a rifle?
Posted on 1/14/15 at 1:21 pm to bbvdd
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How in the hell do you lose a rifle?
Set it down to take a shite and a black panther kills you...
Posted on 1/14/15 at 1:22 pm to bbvdd
You lean it against a tree, then get on to doing something else. I leaned a 12 gauge against my LTD in 1985 at Catahoula. Cleaned up after wading in the lake for the teals. Drove off. Never found gun.
Posted on 1/14/15 at 1:30 pm to AlxTgr
Classic mel forgot his rifle....
Posted on 1/14/15 at 1:33 pm to bbvdd
My uncle had a MAX4 camo beretta when that pattern first came out. He lost it in Venice after putting it down in the marsh grass to take a poop. We looked for that thing all weekend around where he took a dump and never found it. It's likely still in the Delta Refuge down there.
Posted on 1/14/15 at 1:35 pm to Jim Rockford
Never buying another 1873 due to rust
Posted on 1/14/15 at 1:36 pm to upgrayedd
I think the gun was placed there relatively recently.
Posted on 1/14/15 at 1:38 pm to Chad504boy
Was it loaded with cool old bullwetts ?
Looks like trigger in the fired position.
Looks like trigger in the fired position.
Posted on 1/14/15 at 1:38 pm to rattlebucket
I bet whoever owned it said pilgrim alot.
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