How could iron artifacts last for centuries?

Let's say a 1600s civilization is around, making lots of iron objects: guns, swords, farm implements, etc. One day those people vanish.

What conditions would allow their iron implements to be usable, not merely recognizable, centuries later? (If it matters, say 200 to 600 years go by.)

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