1882 Winchester rifle found in Great Basin National Park

[muleman]

Wow, I'd love to know the story behind this rifle.

http://www.ksl.com/?sid=33093460

 

[bobhunts]

Amazing find with a'lot of questions that may never be answered. Wish I had found it!

 

[muleman]

A story like this comes to mind
http://youtu.be/_iMUql-1Ung

 

[slick]

Hahahahahaha that was great muleman

 

[danarnold]

makes you wonder...

 

[Ray]

My childhood fantasy come to life. All the old mining towns, cabins, and sheep huts I scrambled over looking for a firearm. Best I found was a plastic side grip for an Iver Johnson pocket revolver. I did pull an 1895 winchester out of one of the dumps I remediated, but it was just a long piece of rust in the shape of the barrel and action. Its also coated with dioxin, PCBs, lead, and diesel, so I am loath to clean it up and display it.

Any of you NV guys go through the Churchill county museum in Fallon? All the stuff found along the wagon trails is pretty cool.

A longer article at this link
http://www.stripes.com/news/us/abandoned-1882-rifle-sparks-archaeological-quest-in-nevada-1.324235

 

[Trr15]

As a history buff and gun enthusiast, this is absolutely fascinating to me. Awesome stuff.