This and the Mossberg I recently posted came as a pair from an abandoned farm. They were found in the back seat of an old car that was sitting behind the barn with all the windows busted out. The last time the car had been registered (based on the lic pate sticker) was 1970. The two guns were on the back seat under an old coat. Who put them there and why will never be known but they weathered many WI winter and rainy spring and summer heat.