Winchester 1873 Found in Great Basin National Park | The Gun Vault #1 - Cody Firearms Museum

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  • Опубліковано 31 лип 2024
  • Ashley Hlebinsky, the Robert W. Woodruff Curator at the Cody Firearms Museum, share's a close up look at the recently famed "Great Basin Gun"--a Winchester Model 1873 found leaning mysteriously against a tree in the Great Basin National Park. Ashley and her team of curators at the Cody Firearms Museum were tasked with preserving the severely weathered firearm in its current state for display at its permanent home the Great Basin National Park.
    The Cody Firearms Museum is one of five major museums including a research library at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming. Visit the Cody Firearms Museum and the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming in person or online at www.centerofthewest.org/explor...
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  • @williammawk1720
    @williammawk1720 5 років тому +4

    Years ago probably around 1995 I was at the Buffalo Bill Museum in Cody, Wyoming and the original Winchester 73 used in the James Stewart movie Winchester 73 was on display there and in the summer of 2018 I was at the Great Basin Park Headquarters at Baker, Nevada and this Win 73 was on display there.

  • @mo-reesespieces9066
    @mo-reesespieces9066 8 років тому +18

    lol. I did the very same thing. I was Elk hunting with a Hawken percussion rifle. I laid it up against a tree to take a leak. Because I also had a pack on my back when I was done with my business, I grabbed my pack and started down the hill. My partner and I saw an Elk, when we both went to draw our weapons, I went to draw mine and noticed I did not have one. The pack strap and the gun strap on the same shoulder felt the same so as I was walking did not notice I left my rifle. Needless to say my partner was pissed off at me as we hiked back up the mountain. I was fortunate enough to have found my rifle up against the tree but when I heard the story of the rifle found up against the tree, I just wondered and had to laugh. Humm . . . . wonder if he did the same thing I did? Peace, Reese

    • @unionrdr
      @unionrdr 5 років тому

      Definitely a possibility? Sure makes ya wonder?

  • @apaulreed6762
    @apaulreed6762 8 років тому +22

    Thank you Ms Hlebinsky for the interesting and engaging overview of the Winchester rifle, the history and what the Center is doing to preserve that piece of American history. I have observed your commentary on Gun Stories and you are to be commended for your professionalism and expertise. Please ignore the silly emotionally underdeveloped comments from the posters who fail to appreciate that we need more women like you making a career in the shooting industry.You have become a role model for many young women who enjoy the shooting sports. I have yet to make it to the Buffalo Bill Center and it is on the bucket list for a visit in the future. Please keep us posted on what you and the historians find out about the rifle.

    • @adrianlarkins7259
      @adrianlarkins7259 8 років тому +3

      +A Paul Reed Amen to that. Believe it or not, I am Limey in England BUT I am an owner of a Uberti 1866 Winchester replica which I love and shoot regularly. I am utterly fascinated by this rifle and want to know just how far the restoration will go.

    • @bobstevens5968
      @bobstevens5968 2 роки тому

      I reckon shes trump supporter. Just sayin

    • @mattysee24
      @mattysee24 Рік тому

      @@bobstevens5968 🤢 🤮 I hate living in trumps shadow. Since I'm a republican I'm automatically a Trump supporter but I'm not

  • @dannybaker4641
    @dannybaker4641 8 років тому +29

    I'd love to know the story of the person that left it there.

  • @RockIslandAuctionCompany
    @RockIslandAuctionCompany 8 років тому +8

    Great video! Keep up the good work, Ashley.

  • @CplSkiUSMC
    @CplSkiUSMC 8 років тому +4

    Well dammit... I live in Cody and I had no idea the museum had this piece much less had it on display. Guess I'll have to drive all the way to Nevada to see it now instead of half a mile.

  • @DoItYourselfMusician
    @DoItYourselfMusician 8 років тому +3

    Those bears are like. "Oh yeah. Nothing to see here just hangin out."

  • @MultiRusty111
    @MultiRusty111 7 років тому +1

    I've been to the main museum in 1980 while heading for Yellowstone and the Tetons.Great museum

  • @vajake1
    @vajake1 8 років тому

    Good job! You really made that story come to life with your infectious enthusiasm!

  • @rls303
    @rls303 8 років тому +4

    Very cool, Thanks for the update

  • @oreopuppydawg1564
    @oreopuppydawg1564 6 років тому +3

    Where is the brass elevator?

  • @airbomb34
    @airbomb34 8 років тому +2

    Nice baps. Bring back sexy history.

  • @theprimallorechannel5637
    @theprimallorechannel5637 7 років тому

    That was a wonderful video!

  • @michaelstora70
    @michaelstora70 8 років тому

    That is an amazing find.

  • @astrogirl1usa
    @astrogirl1usa 8 років тому +1

    Very cool!

  • @largelarry2126
    @largelarry2126 4 роки тому

    So know one has walked up to that tree that could have seen that rifle in 100 years, that's amazing.

  • @eqlzr2
    @eqlzr2 8 років тому

    About the cartridge in the stock (I believe that's where it was found). I have read that old-timers who had isolated cabins/shacks in the wilderness sometimes kept back a spare cartridge in case they were driven out in horribly cold weather by a fire or other disaster that destroyed their dwellings, their clothing, and the rest of their supplies. It was a last option to quickly end suffering in such a desperate situation. I don't know how true this is, but it makes some sense I suppose.

  • @Organnabis
    @Organnabis 8 років тому +3

    She can curate my firearms any day.

  • @MultiRusty111
    @MultiRusty111 7 років тому

    Funny,I often find myself wishing I'd find a Winchester or Marlin lever action on my hikes.But if I had a choice between the two to purchase it'd darn well be a Winchester 1873.I love cowboy action rifles(and handguns)and covet a 357-38

  • @adrianlarkins7259
    @adrianlarkins7259 5 років тому +2

    To hell with the gun, I'll come to see you Ashley. Whoever he is, your man is a lucky fella

  • @MultiRusty111
    @MultiRusty111 7 років тому

    I enjoyed this video by the way,and the woman was quite good at explaining.

  • @jamesoconnor3562
    @jamesoconnor3562 6 років тому

    Man, I wondered where I left it !!! Just stay there and I'll come by and pick it up !!!! My Dad is going to be mad that I let it get a little worn and rusty !!!

  • @Yonghing
    @Yonghing 8 років тому

    wow.

  • @Paul-up3pb
    @Paul-up3pb 5 років тому

    Hello from Pittsburgh. Very cool rifle. Does it have a 24” barrel?

  • @thatsthewayitgoes9
    @thatsthewayitgoes9 2 роки тому

    Thanks Ashley. You’re the curator at BB Winchester museum, right?

  • @MuscularTanMan
    @MuscularTanMan 8 років тому

    Amazing find and a true piece of American history. The real question is, why do you have a table of upside down bear heads?

  • @endutubecensorship
    @endutubecensorship 2 роки тому

    Step 1: lean rifle up against tree
    Step 2: go to the bathroom a few paces away
    Step 3: spend 2 days searching for rifle, ultimately giving up

  • @wildestbill.3395
    @wildestbill.3395 3 роки тому +1

    I believe my uncle Willie P. Long put the rifle there you see uncle Willie P. Is fond of his Jack Daniels and some times he forgets where he puts things I hope you understand

  • @Dcvillnz
    @Dcvillnz 8 років тому +1

    Hey you found my grandpas daddies rifle - !!!!

  • @varminthunter1342
    @varminthunter1342 8 років тому

    I hope This will make its wayback to Carson City,NV where it belongs !

  • @timthemechanix
    @timthemechanix 5 років тому

    I just found what looks like an 1873, but all the wood is gone. Hammer is there, maybe some of the cocking part. some numbers. what led me here.

  • @rush2124u2
    @rush2124u2 5 років тому

    Is it for sale?

  • @maxfaxdude
    @maxfaxdude 5 років тому

    Head curator Ms. Ashley Hlebinsky of the Cody Firearms Museum - clearly not the kind off woman you'd go off half-cocked (when dealing with firearms).

  • @spapi3880
    @spapi3880 8 років тому

    There was a rifle in that?

  • @lordmopton
    @lordmopton 3 роки тому

    try reading the serial number ..?

  • @jacobcj269
    @jacobcj269 6 років тому +1

    I think the owner of this rifle was murder for the one antique enemy or by wild mountain lion, wolf, bear...

  • @topsykrets2438
    @topsykrets2438 2 роки тому

    I just like literally JUST clicked on this video/discovered this channel. 22 seconds in and i just have to say...she is breathtakingly cute...

  • @juancortes7898
    @juancortes7898 3 роки тому

    So fine...

  • @bendiksbendiks1859
    @bendiksbendiks1859 2 роки тому

    This rifle, gun Henry-Winchester is good model but have a much work for restavration, restoration

  • @TheManWithNoName93
    @TheManWithNoName93 8 років тому +1

    lol it would be funny if it had the date on it and it was like 2007

  • @MetricButtload
    @MetricButtload 8 років тому

    ha ha those bears are totally photo bombing her the whole time and she can't even tell

    • @ashleyhlebinsky7213
      @ashleyhlebinsky7213 8 років тому +5

      Haha whose idea do you think it was to put them back there? ;)

  • @krixig
    @krixig 8 років тому

    Isnt there a serial number or any stamped info on it? Seems like you could glean plenty from that.

  • @jackmurray438
    @jackmurray438 8 років тому +1

    she is beauti

  • @PanamaSticks
    @PanamaSticks 8 років тому

    Interesting, but I would have liked to see it fire, or at least get some impressions about what it was like to fire it.

    • @tank2449
      @tank2449 7 років тому +2

      that gun will probably never be shot. im sure the barrel is rusted on the inside so bad and im sure the action is rusted shut.

  • @tubedude54
    @tubedude54 7 років тому

    I think that one bear is a bit out of place... and that leather jacket you have on also! Bet that gun could be bored out and have a liner placed and new stocks and it would be good to go!

  • @jaredwhite489
    @jaredwhite489 Рік тому

    KSL us Utah news not national news but ya

  • @ramonedetroitguam6075
    @ramonedetroitguam6075 5 років тому

    loaded??? wtf...

  • @mccoytv5175
    @mccoytv5175 8 років тому

    Everyone's commenting about how cute this woman is and I agree, but who wears a leather jacket over a blouse and skirt? Were they unable to decide on the wardrobe for the video last minute?

  • @electricety
    @electricety 8 років тому

    the girl first then the gun

  • @deathfromabove2250
    @deathfromabove2250 8 років тому +12

    I only watched this video for the beautiful blonde.

  • @Justins1877
    @Justins1877 8 років тому

    Summer '15? It's October... :(

    • @ashleyhlebinsky7213
      @ashleyhlebinsky7213 8 років тому +2

      +Justins1877 The exhibit was de-installed today. However, we donated the exhibit in its entirety to the Great Basin National Park. The firearm will be displayed in perpetuity at the Park, starting in 2016 in honor the National Park Service Centennial. So make sure to check it out there!

    • @Justins1877
      @Justins1877 8 років тому

      That's great, hats off to you guys! Is there anywhere to view the final restoration of the rifle?

    • @ashleyhlebinsky7213
      @ashleyhlebinsky7213 8 років тому +2

      +Justins1877 We did not do a full restoration on the firearm. Rather we stabilized it so it would not decay further but left it in its original configuration. In the next day or so, I will be posted pictures of the exhibit and the de-install on our Facebook page: Cody Firearms Museum

  • @thatsmrharley2u2
    @thatsmrharley2u2 8 років тому +2

    OK, I like this, but if she says "firearm" one more time, I'm gonna scream.

  • @screaming-beagle
    @screaming-beagle 2 роки тому

    Maybe they were drunk and forgot it

  • @thatsmrharley2u2
    @thatsmrharley2u2 7 років тому +1

    Jeeezus...I wish I had a dollar for every time she says "firearm".

    • @Stigstigster
      @Stigstigster 4 роки тому

      Yeah, she should have thrown in a load of other terms like gat, heater, shootin' iron, piece, blaster, rod, boom-stick, etc. I would have enjoyed that.

  • @MrTechstyles
    @MrTechstyles 5 років тому

    Ms Hlebinsky is good but she's not a patch on gun-Jesus...

  • @Lethgar_Smith
    @Lethgar_Smith 8 років тому +3

    C'mon guys! Pull your pants up! First of all she's not THAT gorgeous. Second, her eyes remind me of Cameron Diaz which , to me, means "airhead". Third her voice is kinda of raspy sounding and whoever wrote the script needs to retake their 10th grade English class. Repeating the same words and phrases throughout just makes you sound like an idiot and bores the listener.
    But, Im sure she's a lovely person who deserves neither my criticism nor praise.
    Just saying.

    • @aaaabbbb9990
      @aaaabbbb9990 7 років тому

      Lethgar Smith well his voice indeed sound hasky and his eyes are not so blue BUT STILL that look cary some heavy punch to my fragile brain. haha