Old Winchester found in the woods

[Markbo]

You have GOT to read this! 132 Year-old Model 1873 found against a tree at Great Basin National Park


http://www.winchesterguns.com/library/articles/detail.asp?id=652

[wlc]

That is WILD!! I'd love to know the how and why behind that thing being left there.

[Bazoo]

Thats really neat. Be interesting to know bout the bullets inside. Could date the gun that way. Also, be interesting to see if a couple of them would still fire.

[waksupi]

There is another topic already on this.

[T-Bird]

Age the tree, gun hasn't been there longer than the tree, it's leaning on it. Shoot Straight T-Bird

[Markbo]

Correct. But tell him. I posted yesterday and he posted this afternoon so this is the "already" thread. ;)

[waksupi]

Actually, the other one started on the 13th.


http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?265708-1882-Winchester-rifle-found-in-Great-Basin-National-Park&p=3094202&posted=1#post3094202

[Ragnarok]

I showed my Sioux Indian buddy this article...he says the owner is there somewhere close

[Markbo]

Oops...must have looked at page 2! :groner:

[Camba]

The tree where the rifle was leaning against seem small. Unless those trees don't grow any larger and live 100 years or more on that size.
Just my observation

[GabbyM]

The tree where the rifle was leaning against seem small. Unless those trees don't grow any larger and live 100 years or more on that size.
Just my observation

Article doesn't say what species of Juniper. However the Utah Juniper can live 650 years. Several of the trees out west live over one thousand years and don't grow large.

[MtGun44]

Desert climate junipers, and high altitude trees in general grow very, very slowly so the
tree may not have changed appreciably in 100 years.

Bill