Old Rifle Found

k0ua · Aug 5, 2016

Sodo said:
Thats pretty cool. It would be my dream to find an artifact like that. The nice lady forgot to zip up her leather coat.

My uncle gave my dad a model 1894 when he passed away, but my brother has taken it home for safekeeping, probably because I voiced some dibs. We will armwrestle I suppose.

Perhaps it was a little warm in the room?

arpt209 · Aug 6, 2016

Many years ago my FIL found an 1876? Remington cap & ball revolver in an extremely remote area of Montana. I always wondered was it dropped by a soldier? an Indian? a cowboy? a criminal? did someone deliberately throw it away because it was broken? It was rusted badly enough to not be able to tell much about its functionality at the time of disposal/loss. The grip panels are completely gone. It's not loaded, not capped.
Things that make you say "hhhmmmm".

Larro Darro · Aug 6, 2016

arpt209 said:
Many years ago my FIL found an 1876? Remington cap & ball revolver in an extremely remote area of Montana. I always wondered was it dropped by a soldier? an Indian? a cowboy? a criminal? did someone deliberately throw it away because it was broken? It was rusted badly enough to not be able to tell much about its functionality at the time of disposal/loss. The grip panels are completely gone. It's not loaded, not capped.
Things that make you say "hhhmmmm".

I found part of an old double barrel shotgun in a trash pile at my great granddad's homestead. It was rusted away to almost nothing. No barrel and very little of the wood was left. Just a 2 inch piece hanging on to a screw. I have it somewhere. Should look it up, just so I know where it's at.