Park Employees Were Shocked To Find This Leaning Against A Tree For More Than 130 Years!

Employees of Nevada’s Great Basin National Park made quite the discovery when they found a…

People find old things that were left out every once in a while, but sometimes those old items turn out to be incredibly history or worth a lot of money.

This time, some lucky park employees stumbled across something that no one had noticed for more than a century.

Employees of Nevada’s Great Basin National Park made quite the discovery when they found a Winchester 1873 leaning up against a tree in a remote part of the park. Over the years the rifle had become rusted and weathered into the same colors of the juniper tree that it was leaning against, creating a natural camouflage!

Archaeologists believe that the rifle dates back to 1882; 132 years old! The factory records obscure the rifle’s original owner, so we’re still unsure of where this gun came from; but it makes for quite an interesting, mysterious story.

Check out the video below to learn more about this incredible discovery!

https://youtube.com/watch?v=B94YZGv3pwE

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