Old Rifle Found

[blueriver]

Question... Why did the tree not "swallow" the gun??

Put anything up against a tree and it just over .. What 10 yrs becomes part of the tree??

I have not any idea .. It just seems weird that it was still "propped" against the tree?

 

[k0ua]

I'm surprised someone in the comments section didn't say. "Thank goodness another assault rifle is off the streets." :stirthepot:

I have a Winchester Model 1873 made in 1884 in .44-40 cal and it's one of the most accurate rifles I've ever shot.

That is worth "a couple of bucks":thumbsup:

 

[PILOON]

A bit along the same lines,

I have a Calvary sword that is believed to be from the war of 1812 when US invaded Canada.
A local Brownsberg area farmer unearthed it while tilling his soil. It has a few typical nicks of the type that indicate some action. If only it could talk!

 

[Steppenwolfe]

A little off topic, but about three weeks ago I found a set of keys to a vehicle I haven't owned in 10 years. And guess what ? For the life of me I can't remember where I found them...But I gottum...

 

[KTurner]

Question... Why did the tree not "swallow" the gun??

Put anything up against a tree and it just over .. What 10 yrs becomes part of the tree??

I have not any idea .. It just seems weird that it was still "propped" against the tree?

I was wondering something similar - Anyone familiar with junipers that could give an age guess on that tree? Seems awful small for 100+ yrs.

Keith

 

[Tractor Seabee]

A lot of the popularity of the old Winchester 73s was that they were chambered for the popular revolver cartridges of the day, or maybe it was the other way around. That made ammo supply an easier logistic problem.

Ron

 

[Sodo]

Awesome. You know there are more of them out there. Wish it was me who found it.

 

[k0ua]

A lot of the popularity of the old Winchester 73s was that they were chambered for the popular revolver cartridges of the day, or maybe it was the other way around. That made ammo supply an easier logistic problem.

Ron

Yep, other way around... The 44 WCF (Winchester Center Fire) came out in 1873 to be used in the 1873 lever action rifle. Colt chambered their Model P Single action army for the 44WCF (aka 44-40) in 1877, calling it the Frontier Six shooter. People jumped on the combo idea right away, and it was a big success to solve the logistic problems as you suggest. The reason for the two names for the cartridge is when Remington started selling the round they did not like to advertise their rivals name in the cartridge name so they called it the 44-40, the 40 being the original black powder charge weight. But it is all the same cartridge. But the 44-40 name kinda stuck, and even Winchester eventually called it the 44-40.

 

[caver]

Stuff grows pretty slow out there. That park has bristlecone pines 1000's of years old.

 

[Raspy]

Question... Why did the tree not "swallow" the gun??

Put anything up against a tree and it just over .. What 10 yrs becomes part of the tree??

I have not any idea .. It just seems weird that it was still "propped" against the tree?

It really shows just how slow those trees grow. That photo looks like the rifle was left there last Thursday, until you look closer at the condition of the stock and the iron. Interesting that it never fell over or seemingly moved at all. Maybe they'll find a skeleton near it someday. Things like this are what make me love the desert.

I once visited an old rail station, out in the desert, that had been abandoned for a very long time. While walking around a found a letter, mostly covered in the sand, that talked about establishing that station, before it was ever built.