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					Originally Posted by RKP  Not that it would be possible but I always thought it would be interesting to find out the 'story' behind this rifle.Who owned it and whatever became of them.
 Why it was left there .... unloaded, etc. - etc.
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 I'm sure they checked with Winchester.
I'm sure it was probably leaned against the tree while stopping for whatever reason and forgotten.  I would imagine it would be near impossible to determine which tree you left it by if you went back for it.