I don't care if I did find it on company time................ somebitch is MINE!
The rifles sold for around $50 when they were first produced, then sold for $25 in 1882 when they became more popular.
I looked at the pictures again and the juniper tree that it was leaning against doesnt look that big. That makes me wonder how old the tree is and what the life span is of a juniper tree. It seems like aging the tree is the first piece of the puzzle.
That makes me wonder how old the tree is and what the life span is of a juniper tree.
Very cool! I have a similar '73 Winchester, my sister found it in the trash in front of an old house that was being renovated. It was wrapped in a blanket and most likely hidden under the porch and forgotten.
Very cool! I have a similar '73 Winchester, my sister found it in the trash in front of an old house that was being renovated. It was wrapped in a blanket and most likely hidden under the porch and forgotten.
More likely it fell off a pack horse or a horseback rider had it come out of a scabbard on rough ground and did not realize it. Probably found on the ground in unusable condition and leaned against the tree in the last couple of decades.
I'm suspicious about the Winchester resting in the crook of that tree for a hundred years. If someone leaned it into a crook in the 1800s that crook would not be there today for it to be leaning into.
More likely it fell off a pack horse or a horseback rider had it come out of a scabbard on rough ground and did not realize it. Probably found on the ground in unusable condition and leaned against the tree in the last couple of decades.
Very reasonable points. It was established as a National Park in 1986, so less than 30 years ago. It was presumably open for hunting before then.
perfect!Its obviously a well trained and behaved firearm. It stayed there all those years and never killed anyone.