Inusuit
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For the alleged Thornburgh rifle, we have a fairly solid chain of possession from the individual who guided Thornburgh and Webb Hayes on a hunting trip in south central Wyoming prior to the Milk Creek Fight. Went from the guide to the collector who sold it to the museum. But as you suggest, oral history and family stories about an artifact are sometimes wide of the mark. We have half a dozen guns that supposedly belonged to the serial killer Tom Horn. Several were shipped after he was hanged in Cheyenne.
