De-activated Colt Model 1895 stolen from public display in LaGrange County

[iwearcowboyboots]

Police: 1895 machine gun stolen from public display in LaGrange Co. | Local - WSBT.com

 

[Arthur Dent]

Depending on how it's deactivated they may be very disappointed.

 

[BogWalker]

Well that's really disappointing, but I'm kind of surprised it hadn't happened earlier. I got to see it once driving by the area, and I thought it was pretty neat that it was on public display.

 

[RustyHornet]

That's a damn shame. How long before it ends up in the classifieds? Or the streets of Chicago!

 

[MadMan66]

Sad. I remember the news story when it went up on display. Didn't get a chance to see it, and even if they somehow get it back, I'm sure it won't be out on display like that again.

 

[RustyHornet]

Just another example of one person ruining something for the rest of us...

 

[rob63]

That is why we can't have nice things.

 

[Joniki]

Sad. I remember the news story when it went up on display. Didn't get a chance to see it, and even if they somehow get it back, I'm sure it won't be out on display like that again.

You must be older than dirt. That has been there for nearly 100 years.

 

[MadMan66]

You must be older than dirt. That has been there for nearly 100 years.

I must be mistaken then. The news story I saw must have just been a story on it, rather the unveiling. I've slept since then.

 

[sloughfoot]

I have been told it is a movie prop. I have seen it up close and it is very rough. If it is a real gun, it should never have beenin that glass case on the highway.

 

[AmmoManAaron]

I know from reading about this gun before that it was deactivated, but the linked article doesn't say anything about that...maybe I read too fast, but I wonder if this was a purposeful omission?

 

[back40hunter]

Sad...

 

[mdemetz]

Antique machine gun returned to LaGrange County after Ohio man confesses to stealing it - 953MNC.com

 

[Joniki]

Antique machine gun returned to LaGrange County after Ohio man confesses to stealing it - 953MNC.com

It’s not clear if he will be charged in connection to the theft of the machine gun.

He should be strung up by his ****s and placed in front of a firing squad....

 

[HoughMade]

Well that doesn't seem all that proportional.

 

[PGRChaplain]

It was returned on Veterans Day. Perp is in Jail.