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GALLERY | Abandoned 1882 rifle sparks archaeological quest in Nevada: stripes/1.324235 There it was, abandoned for the ages, propped up against a juniper tree in far-eastern Nevadas Snake Mountains, a Winchester Model 1873 repeating rifle: the gun, as legend goes, that won the American West. Its a mystery that continues to baffle the staff at Great Basin National Park: Who owned it? A luckless hunter or miner? Maybe an outlaw on the run? And how on earth did it get there?
Posted on: Sat, 17 Jan 2015 01:35:00 +0000

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