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Mystery 132-year-old rifle found in national park
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| Jan. 14, 2015
| Ben Hooper
Posted on 01/15/2015 7:57:16 AM PST by Brother Cracker
GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK, Nev., -- Officials at Nevada's Great Basin National Park said they are trying to determine the origins of a 132-year-old rifle found leaning against a tree.
Park officials said the rifle, identified by an engraving on its side as a Model 1873 Winchester manufactured in 1882, was found blending in with the colors of a juniper tree in the park and seems to have been there for "many years."
The officials wrote on the park's Facebook page the rifle was "exposed to sun, wind, snow, and rain" and features "a cracked wood stock, weathered to grey" and the barrel has "rusted" to brown.
The park said researchers are seeking to answer questions including: "Who left the rifle? When and why it was leaned against the tree? And, why was it never retrieved?"
The Facebook page said the park will allow the public to view the rifle before it is sent off to conservators to undergo treatment and preserve it the way it was found. The rifle will return to the park to be displayed as part of the Great Basin National Park 30th Birthday and the National Park Service Centennial celebration.
TOPICS: Chit/Chat; History
KEYWORDS: 1873; 1882; 3rdthread; banglist; godsgravesglyphs; greatbasin; greatbasinnp; guns; history; model1873; nationalpark; nevada; park; rifle; rifles; treasure; winchester; winchester73; winchesterrifle
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To: Brother Cracker
Could it had been that where both the rifle and tree is located, maybe in an area that is pretty much isolated?
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01/15/2015 8:01:41 AM PST
by
Biggirl
(2014 MIdterms Were BOTH A Giant Wave And Restraining Order)
To: Brother Cracker
So THAT”S where I left it. Dang!
To: Brother Cracker
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posted on
01/15/2015 8:04:14 AM PST
by
thackney
(life is fragile, handle with prayer)
To: Biggirl
OR - The owner put down the rifle and was eaten by a bear.
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posted on
01/15/2015 8:04:17 AM PST
by
from occupied ga
(Your government is your most dangerous enemy)
To: Brother Cracker
There may have been a body or fragmentary remains somewhere within a five hundred yard distance nearby.
Someone sets rifle down to take a dumper, gets mauled by a bear.
Scavengers scatter remains.
Might be only tiny bits left.
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posted on
01/15/2015 8:05:45 AM PST
by
Darksheare
(Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
To: from occupied ga
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posted on
01/15/2015 8:05:56 AM PST
by
Biggirl
(2014 MIdterms Were BOTH A Giant Wave And Restraining Order)
To: from occupied ga
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posted on
01/15/2015 8:06:40 AM PST
by
Biggirl
(2014 MIdterms Were BOTH A Giant Wave And Restraining Order)
To: Biggirl
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posted on
01/15/2015 8:08:51 AM PST
by
Brother Cracker
(You are more likely to find krugerrands in a Cracker Jack box than 22 ammo at Wal-Mart)
To: Biggirl
Opps, a mountain lion. Opps rhymes with cops.
Oops rhymes with hoops.
To: humblegunner
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posted on
01/15/2015 8:18:29 AM PST
by
Biggirl
(2014 MIdterms Were BOTH A Giant Wave And Restraining Order)
To: Biggirl; humblegunner
May be BigFINGEREDgirl
/8^)
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posted on
01/15/2015 8:19:33 AM PST
by
knarf
To: Brother Cracker
Pretty much covers just about all of Nevada.
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posted on
01/15/2015 8:20:32 AM PST
by
Biggirl
(2014 MIdterms Were BOTH A Giant Wave And Restraining Order)
To: knarf
We ALL make mistakes. No one is perfect.
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posted on
01/15/2015 8:21:19 AM PST
by
Biggirl
(2014 MIdterms Were BOTH A Giant Wave And Restraining Order)
To: from occupied ga
More like!
They ought to look for the remains of the owner, who couldn’t have got far without it.
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posted on
01/15/2015 8:21:49 AM PST
by
SMARTY
("When you blame others, you give up your power to change." Robert Anthony)
To: SoCal Pubbie
![](http://homestead-service.com/appraisals/winchester/1873/images/83win1873whole.jpg)
Winchester Model 1873
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posted on
01/15/2015 8:27:29 AM PST
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Brother Cracker
(You are more likely to find krugerrands in a Cracker Jack box than 22 ammo at Wal-Mart)
To: Brother Cracker
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01/15/2015 8:28:05 AM PST
by
Paisan
To: Brother Cracker
Interesting. I'm looking at the tree and rocks....and it looks like it might be on an old boundary line. Probably pretty easy to track down any owners...and where the old cabin/farmhouse was.
Pretty cool....
To: Brother Cracker
Personally, I blame Jimmy Stewart.
CC
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01/15/2015 8:31:26 AM PST
by
Celtic Conservative
(Cogito ergo non liberalo: I think, therefore I'm not a Democrat)
To: Celtic Conservative
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01/15/2015 8:35:36 AM PST
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Brother Cracker
(You are more likely to find krugerrands in a Cracker Jack box than 22 ammo at Wal-Mart)
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