From the way the lower tang is twisted, I would bet it was leaned against a car bumper and when the car was moved, the heel dug into the ground and the upper half of the gun (in its case) was moved forward against a stop of some kind, snapped the stock and bent the tang at the odd angle. I saw the same thing happen about 30 years ago a Win Mod 70 was leaned against the front bumper of a pickup.
You have to remember that back in those days the front fenders were like a bowl with the inner edge connecting to the body under the headlight which was attached to the car by a horizontal bar. I can see the gun being pushed forward and up against the bar and the stock snapping. The angle of the twisted tang and the missing piece of wood at the top left of the stock points to a violent action.
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