Mystery Rifle found in Montana

That is a great find. I could do that every day.
Dad ploughed the field where my Mom's Granparent's homesteaded in 1911. He always stirred up a bunch of scrap iron. Mom said I should go check it out before he seeded........ first thing I found was a Barlow style pocket knife so old the hardwood handle was half rotted off. Then I found some old pliers and then it got better when I found a receiver from a Steven's Visible Loader.

We got a metal detector and grid the whole area. I ended up finding 60+ spent cases of all different sizes, a donkey ear from a sxs Shotgun and a bunch of other stuff. Later that fall I found another Remington receiver. Junk to most folk but treasure to me!

Next time I go to Montana I will have to meet this guy.
 
I have an original Lucius Pond .32 RF Revolver that was found in an old tree after it was cut down on a Quebec farm. This is the story I was told when I was buying it at least. It is in fine condition and completely functional, I have not shot it yet but I will. The history of these old revolvers is interesting enough, the added history of this one makes it a great conversation piece and legal antique to make it easier.
A few years ago while gopher hunting and walking around on the old Dawson overland trail in the Yukon, I kicked up a rusty old pipe that was being used to tie up a dog of a dog team long ago. And when I looked it over better, I realized it was an old rifle barrel maybe there since the gold rush. I am sure it was a lever action barrel and .30 cal. It doesn't match any Winchesters I have seen, I think it might be a Marlin or some other make is possible.
I enjoyed this man's story until the last page when he says he has lost the brim of his hat to a cartridge going off from picking it up. Old round sweating and then taking off the brim of his hat is a bit much to swallow. I have never heard of an old round spontaneously discharging like that, and even if it did, for the bullet to go straight up and get his hat is stretching. Makes me wonder about the whole thing now.
 
Casull said:
I enjoyed this man's story until the last page when he says he has lost the brim of his hat to a cartridge going off from picking it up. Old round sweating and then taking off the brim of his hat is a bit much to swallow. I have never heard of an old round spontaneously discharging like that, and even if it did, for the bullet to go straight up and get his hat is stretching. Makes me wonder about the whole thing now.
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Yeah, that got me thinking about the rest of the story too... I doubt this whole thing. Seems like this guy gets real lucky - Imagine finding that buffalo skull with the painting etc.. Just a little hard to believe. I think this guy gets a kick out of spinning a few yarns to the tourists at that trailer park and RV site. Bonus points for news stories about 'found items'.
 
I remember some people I know telling me stories from the old country (Poland) where entire cases of WWII artifacts and ordnance (and sometimes even things as large as cannons & tanks) are found buried in the ground every year, even today.

When the Germans were moving out in a hurry (due to the Russian advance), they had no time to carry all the equipment with them and, since they were hoping to be back onto the occupied territories soon enough, they would 'temporarily' bury certain non-essential or surplus equipment in unmarked locations.

Today, whenever a new construction site emreges, it is not uncommon for the workers to dig up old (but occasionally still well sealed & new) weapons, stick grenades or other equipment. Same applies to stuff being buried in the woods; if you happen to have a metal detector and some patience, you can really find very cool things, apparently. Sigh...

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Interesting as some Enfields from Nepal had scrubbed locks, too. Overall finish is equal 100 years in Mt. Everest Fort basement or 100 years of total grease covered exposure to extream conditions US mid west tree.
If it is a real story then someone put the 1853 in tree more recently in history.
 
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