A broken and discarded trapdoor found at little bighorn, credited to indians, all damage seems to be deliberate, and the curators say that it was done by the owner of the weapon.
Myself, after a whole lot of thinking and finding lots of reasons to believe it, that certainly looks more like the rifle was deliberately destroyed by the army or other persons who carried it after it became damaged. Barrel twisted in tree branches and stock broken, but why wasn't the hammer broken off? why is the trap still on?
The indians were spiritual, superstitious, bound by a lot of curious ideas. I believe that the rifle was found by an indian, repaired to their standards, and kept as a totem. It was probably carried into battle by a warrior as a charm. It may have been intended for use as a club. It may even have been used on us soldiers after the battle.
I don't believe for a minute that one of the indians got hold of that rifle, then bent the barrel, broke the stock, wrapped it with rawhide, then replaced the sights?
Wife is reading about the battle, and asked me what it meant. I couldn't answer. That always irritates me when I have to say that I don't now.
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Myself, after a whole lot of thinking and finding lots of reasons to believe it, that certainly looks more like the rifle was deliberately destroyed by the army or other persons who carried it after it became damaged. Barrel twisted in tree branches and stock broken, but why wasn't the hammer broken off? why is the trap still on?
The indians were spiritual, superstitious, bound by a lot of curious ideas. I believe that the rifle was found by an indian, repaired to their standards, and kept as a totem. It was probably carried into battle by a warrior as a charm. It may have been intended for use as a club. It may even have been used on us soldiers after the battle.
I don't believe for a minute that one of the indians got hold of that rifle, then bent the barrel, broke the stock, wrapped it with rawhide, then replaced the sights?
Wife is reading about the battle, and asked me what it meant. I couldn't answer. That always irritates me when I have to say that I don't now.
https://www.nps.gov/media/photo/gal...0&maxrows=20&showrawlisting=false&startrow=21