Bedford Living history museum has all 6 of their historic long rifles stolen

[Watauga]

The Old Bedford Village in Bedford, Pennsylvania
Living history museum has all 6 of their historic long rifles stolen   

http://www.guns.com/2016/12/20/living-history-museum-has-all-6-of-their-historic-long-rifles-stolen-photos/

Someone will be trying to Sell these eventuality..... You might get to Help Catch a Thief....

[graybear]

I was just getting ready to post this. I have a friend in the area who contacted me w/contact info.

Contact the PA State Police @   ph. no. 814-652-6131

They are taking up money for a reward @  ph. no. 814-623-1156 or e-mail @  village15532@gmail.com

I can't guarantee the contacts but I'm passing along what I have. I've admired the guns many times and had a lot of pleasure going to re-enactments, demonstrations &  just wandering around checking the cabins etc.

[old salt]

It is not likely but if they should I have new coil of 1/2" rope.

[mongrel]

Having dealt firsthand with both classes of criminal (long story, not very interesting any more), I despise thieves just a little more than I do murderers. "Stuff" has become so commonplace to us, in this day and age, that most of us don't place a great deal of value on it. It wasn't so long ago that a person's "stuff" might well make the difference between living and dying, and even in our disposable present day when almost anything is available if you have the money, some things are still beyond replacing or repairing. The penalty for theft or destruction of those items should reflect that fact.