[Kartographer]

Why was it turned into a single shot??


After the gun was carefully collected and shipped to the museum, its weathered wood was stabilized with an alcohol solution before it was X-Rayed

[Kartographer]

Ping

[Major Matt Mason]

You need to call in experts to figure out why an old gun was found leaning against a tree? Is this truly important news?

[Kartographer]

[IronJack]

What the heck is a “lifter?” Is that a legitimate term or just more profound ignorance on the part of the author?

[Old Sarge]

I am reminded of the scene in the movie “Jeremiah Johnson”, where he finds the old mountain man frozen in the snow, the man’s will written out on a piece of bark, willing his rifle to whoever found his remains.

[Kirkwood]

Maybe the gun was left there since the owner got tired of carrying around a gun that didn’t feed ammo.

[JimRed]

Didn’t I see this about 3-5 years ago? How many old guns are there leaning on trees, anyway?

[hadaclueonce]

Hollywood writers who have not had an original idea in 30 years are all over it.

[StoneWall Brigade]

This is interesting

[BenLurkin]

Broken. Or lost a piece during field stripping,

[Rebelbase]

"The wood is rotten and the barrel is rusty. I'll give you fifty bucks."

[central_va]

A Hundred Yards Over the Rim