Old Winchester 1873 Found in the Desert

[skeets716]

http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/15/us/nevada-century-old-rifle-park/index.html

 

Pretty cool story, enjoy!

[Huntscreek]

Thanks for sharing

[Two Track]

I picture a couple different scenarios:

 

• somebody kicking themselves, "that's where I left grampa's rifle"
• someone lost track of it while retrieving their black-tail deer
• left it chasing down their spooked horse

[skeets716]

 

I picture a couple different scenarios:

 

• somebody kicking themselves, "that's where I left grampa's rifle"
• someone lost track of it while retrieving their black-tail deer
• left it chasing down their spooked horse

 

 

I agree, don't think it has been out there since the late 1800's or early 1900's, would've thought there would be a lot more deterioration on the barrel and stock.  Fun article to read.

 

[Two Track]

Skeets, like the signature, my favorite Frost poem.

 

The metal reminds me of some of the abandoned vehicles and hydraulic mining equipment from the 1930's that I have seen in the Rockies.  But I would think the stock would be gone if it sat there in the open since the 1880's.  Unless they had better finishes back then.

[Culvercreek hunt club]

Fairly dry climate though?

[G-Man]

In a desert.. can't see if tree was growing around it as its slow growing.. I'd be looking for a campsite area and a body if no sign of one it's older than u think... Guns were life back then.. you didn't leave them to far out of reach..

Edited January 15, 2015 by G-Man

[Pygmy]

If only guns could talk....

I think about that with some of my military rifles...

A Russian M-N made in 1917....A german K98K made in 1938...A Springfield Armory Garand M1 made in 1943...A Canadian SMLE #4 made in 1944... 6.5 and a 7.7 Jap Arisakas, date unknown, but WWII vintage..

[jjb4900]

I wonder if it was loaded.....maybe the ammo could give an indication of when it was left?