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Offline backwoods_boy

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historic rifle found....
« on: April 10, 2009, 01:25:38 PM »
My grandpa just sent this to me and an old friend of his wrote "This was found near my home town in Montana. . .  What a find!"

"ON APRIL 9 THIS ANCIENT MUZZLELOADER WAS FOUND STUFFED IN A HOLLOW
TREE ALONG THE YELLOWSTONE RIVER NEAR GLENDIVE. IT IS APPROX. 160
YEARS OLD. IN FANTASTIC CONDITION, PROBABLY DUE TO BEING COVERED WITH
BEAR OR BUFFALO GREASE AND STUFFED IN A HOLLOW LOG! WOW! WHAT A FIND!
SURE WOULD BE FUN TO KNOW ABOUT THE OWNER AND THE STORY OF THE GUN AND
HOW IT CAME TO BE STASHED THERE AND NEVER RETRIEVED"
 
 
Pretty cool to see this old smoke pole.
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Re: historic rifle found....
« Reply #1 on: April 10, 2009, 01:27:52 PM »
Neat. I like the sight
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Re: historic rifle found....
« Reply #2 on: April 10, 2009, 01:29:38 PM »
Very  8)
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Re: historic rifle found....
« Reply #3 on: April 10, 2009, 01:30:32 PM »
antique road show!

Cool man, what a find!
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Re: historic rifle found....
« Reply #4 on: April 10, 2009, 01:32:20 PM »
can you imagine what that thing is worth.
i would love to hear the story......
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Re: historic rifle found....
« Reply #5 on: April 10, 2009, 01:44:34 PM »
I didn't realize they had cap lock in the 1850's.  Very impressive find
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Re: historic rifle found....
« Reply #6 on: April 10, 2009, 01:51:25 PM »
It is remarkable that it is that nice of shape.  Great find
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Re: historic rifle found....
« Reply #7 on: April 10, 2009, 01:57:48 PM »
really neat old gun.


really wierd looking person holding it...is that pat?
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Re: historic rifle found....
« Reply #8 on: April 10, 2009, 03:59:38 PM »
looks to be an 1853 3 band enfield. i got one just like it although mines alot newer
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Re: historic rifle found....
« Reply #9 on: April 10, 2009, 08:50:18 PM »
cool
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Re: historic rifle found....
« Reply #10 on: April 11, 2009, 09:28:48 AM »
Quote from: whacker1 on April 10, 2009, 01:44:34 PM
I didn't realize they had cap lock in the 1850's.  Very impressive find

Here's some interesting reading about the history of muzzleloaders.

http://www.whitemuzzleloading.com/history_muzzleloading.htm
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Re: historic rifle found....
« Reply #11 on: April 11, 2009, 09:35:25 AM »
Very cool find
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Re: historic rifle found....
« Reply #12 on: April 11, 2009, 10:22:18 AM »
Looks similar to my 1863 Peabody 45-70 cartridge falling block.  Nice find
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Re: historic rifle found....
« Reply #13 on: April 11, 2009, 10:30:09 AM »
Sweet. That must have been one heck of tree. :dunno:
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Re: historic rifle found....
« Reply #14 on: April 11, 2009, 10:43:23 AM »
That is so cool! I just can't get over it ... so cool! I could just sit an stare at it and wonder what kind of journey it had before being stuffed in that tree!
« Last Edit: April 11, 2009, 12:01:56 PM by M_ray »
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