Other State Winchester found leaning against tree goes on exhibit

[The Heretic]

137-year-old Winchester rifle found in Nevada has new home

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[ZA_Survivalist]

Very cool

 

[gunsmithkinks]

Yea that's been out there on the net a cpl yrs now. If that old rifle could talk.

 

[osprey]

Very cool. A bullet in the stock removed? I assume they meant magazine?

 

[Andy54Hawken]

If that old rifle could talk...
It might ask : Just why in the Hell did ya leave me up against a tree for 137 years...?!!!
Just kidding...cool story.
Andy

 

[Stomper]

Meh.... my house was built in 1880, and it's standing under a huge oak tree...

 

[gunsmithkinks]

Jeepers stomper, I hope that tree doesn't crash on ya house buddy yikes. That's a big oak tree.

 

[Stomper]

Jeepers stomper, I hope that tree doesn't crash on ya house buddy yikes. That's a big oak tree.

If it does... INSURANCE pays for it, YEAH BABY!!

 

[gunsmithkinks]

Lol.

 

[66PonyCar]

So here's a picture of the X-ray showing the bullet in the stock. It's actually a complete cartridge. So how did that get into the stock?

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Some Winchester 1873 rifles have a trap / compartment for cleaning rods...maybe the cartridge was put in there...?
Andy

 

[66PonyCar]

Mystery solved! Thanks @AndyinEverson!

 

[ZigZagZeke]

Somebody said it had a stock that had been crudely repaired and was missing an internal part that made it a single shot weapon only. That is typical of rifles acquired and used by native Americans in the 19th century. Rawhide stock repairs and shade tree gunsmithing were pretty standard for such weapons. Makes you wonder about its history. Its owner could have died right next to it, and after 137 years there would be no evidence.

 

[Stomper]

So here's a picture of the X-ray showing the bullet in the stock. It's actually a complete cartridge. So how did that get into the stock?

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Some Winchester 1873 rifles have a trap / compartment for cleaning rods...maybe the cartridge was put in there...?
Andy

Mystery solved! Thanks @AndyinEverson!

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I'm going to stick with my initial thought and go with it having been probed by space aliens... after all, Roswell NM isn't THAT far from where it was found.

 

[Boboclown]

So here's a picture of the X-ray showing the bullet in the stock. It's actually a complete cartridge. So how did that get into the stock?

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When a mommy gun and a daddy gun love each other very much but daddy gun forgot protection.

 

[Mark W.]

You can actually see the edge of the flat spring that would have operated the cleaning rod access door in the X-ray I would guess that this was used as an emergency ammo supply.