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To: NowApproachingMidnight
They will likely destroy it as they are terrified of even nonworking relics left in the elements for decades.
2 posted on
01/15/2015 6:25:15 AM PST by
Darksheare
(Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
To: NowApproachingMidnight
Oh, so THAT’S where I left it ...
3 posted on
01/15/2015 6:25:30 AM PST by
IronJack
To: NowApproachingMidnight
4 posted on
01/15/2015 6:26:33 AM PST by
samtheman
To: NowApproachingMidnight
Is the orange tape 137 years old too? I am betting someone either ditched it or left it when they were frightened away from their marijuana field....
5 posted on
01/15/2015 6:26:55 AM PST by
yldstrk
To: NowApproachingMidnight
Is the orange tape seen around the stock 132 years old, too?
6 posted on
01/15/2015 6:27:00 AM PST by
Alex Murphy
("the defacto Leader of the FR Calvinist Protestant Brigades")
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9 posted on
01/15/2015 6:29:07 AM PST by
DJ MacWoW
(The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
To: NowApproachingMidnight
I wonder how many people that rifle killed while it was left unattended all this time?
Seriously though, that metal is in remarkable condition compared to the wood. By the metal I’d say it had been out there 6 months. The wood looks like its been there 30 years or more.
11 posted on
01/15/2015 6:30:11 AM PST by
SampleMan
(Feral Humans are the refuse of socialism.)
To: NowApproachingMidnight
It was in a Twilight Zone episode I saw a couple of times.
12 posted on
01/15/2015 6:30:17 AM PST by
Paladin2
To: NowApproachingMidnight
Has the BATFE been alerted?
18 posted on
01/15/2015 6:34:09 AM PST by
Paladin2
To: NowApproachingMidnight
If it was an AK it would probably still work.
23 posted on
01/15/2015 6:41:34 AM PST by
CrazyIvan
(I lost my phased plasma rifle in a tragic hovercraft accident.)
To: NowApproachingMidnight
I, Hatchet Jack, being of sound mind and broke legs, do hereby leaveth my bear rifle to whatever finds it.
It is a good rifle and killed the bear that killed me. Anyway, I am dead. Yours truly, Hatchet Jack.
26 posted on
01/15/2015 6:46:59 AM PST by
CrazyIvan
(I lost my phased plasma rifle in a tragic hovercraft accident.)
To: All
Cool story.
Btw, totally unrelated, but what ever happened with that time capsule they found and were gonna open? Remember it supposedly had an item of pewter made by Paul Revere and some documents. Anybody heard?
31 posted on
01/15/2015 7:00:30 AM PST by
uncitizen
(When's the last time you heard: "It's a free country"?)
To: NowApproachingMidnight
Great story, thanks for posting
32 posted on
01/15/2015 7:00:40 AM PST by
GregoTX
(Remember the Alamo)
To: NowApproachingMidnight
Should be on Pawn Stars next week!
34 posted on
01/15/2015 7:02:32 AM PST by
US_MilitaryRules
(The last suit you wear has no pockets!)
To: NowApproachingMidnight
It is a MODEL 1882, which does NOT mean it was "manufactured in 1882." I highly doubt any wood-and-steel contraption would have survived in the elements for 120 years and still be in that shape.
But this is from the Washington Pest, so don't expect firearms literacy.
37 posted on
01/15/2015 7:04:11 AM PST by
IronJack
To: NowApproachingMidnight
If I had found it you wouldn’t be reading about it.
41 posted on
01/15/2015 7:09:25 AM PST by
rfreedom4u
(Do you know who Barry Soetoro is?)
To: NowApproachingMidnight
I was wondering if the feds are going to destroy it just because they can?
43 posted on
01/15/2015 7:16:46 AM PST by
Duckdog
(If it wasn't for NASCAR my TV would have gone out the window years ago!)
To: NowApproachingMidnight
1873 Winchester, one of the most beautifully designed rifles ever made.
To: NowApproachingMidnight
You're correct. It's a Model 1873. The octagonal barrel fooled me. And I didn't remember the 1873 having a sideplate on the receiver.
My mistake.
So it appears to be an 1873 manufactured in 1882. But that doesn't mean it's been sitting against that tree since 1882.
54 posted on
01/15/2015 8:38:55 AM PST by
IronJack
To: NowApproachingMidnight
I doubt if there is any mystery. It’s a hunting rifle. The guy (or gal) got a muley, had to drag it out, set his gun down, then couldn’t remember where in the tarnation it was when he went back to get it.
It happened before the National Park was created on October 27, 1986, and hunting was still allowed. The gun even old at that point, probably didn’t shoot well, didn’t have a scope, and didn’t have a lot of monetary value therefore not a great deal of time was spent looking for it. My dad let me use his rifle just like that in the 70’s so I could hunt. Of course Dad had a newer 30.06 with a scope - the relics were used by kids and for plinking.
57 posted on
01/15/2015 8:47:03 AM PST by
colorcountry
(The gospel will transform our politics, not vice versa (Romans 12:1,2))
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