Very Old Winchester Rifle Found by Tree in Park
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http://www.winchesterguns.com/library/articles/detail.asp?id=652
This is just neat. It looks as though someone leaned a gun against a tree over 130 years ago and... no one found it until now. This really says something about just how wild and empty much of America still is today.
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@scottalanmiller just read that article from my newsfeed. That. Is an awesome find.
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Yeah, it is rare that you get to stumble upon a bit of history like that. Especially in the US where so little of it exists.
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@scottalanmiller said:
Yeah, it is rare that you get to stumble upon a bit of history like that. Especially in the US where so little of it exists.
It was interesting to read - Cost of that rifle is 1882 was $25 after being dropped from the original price of $50... Today's cost per Winchester's website is $1,299.
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I can't believe it sat there for that long undisturbed. Very cool.
