Stolen Artifacts Returned to Museums

[Okie Hog]

Mods: Not sure where to put this thread. Feel free to move it.

Remember the thief who stole the Oerter rifle from a museum? The feds are returning the remaining artifacts that thief stole from museums. How many did he sell?

"FBI art crime agents and detectives from the Upper Merion Township Police Department recovered the artifacts as part of an investigation into the 1971 theft and 2018 sale of a rare 1775 rifle made by Pennsylvania master gunsmith Christian Oerter, officials said.

Receiving the repatriated items were the American Swedish Historical Museum, the Hershey Story Museum (formerly the Hershey Museum), the Landis Valley Museum (formerly the Pennsylvania Farm Museum), the Mercer Museum, the Museum of the American Revolution, and York County History Center."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/f...eums-in-1960s-1970s-returned/ar-AARY0Av?ocid=

 

[Rató:rats]

Here’s a cool article about this tomahawk given by Seneca leader Cornplanter to George Washington

https://www.mountvernon.org/blog/20...-george-washington-returns-to-new-york-museum

 

[andy52]

I have actually seen that and held the hawk in my hands, I had no idea it was stolen, however. There was this person many years ago that came to a rendezvous and had several original items to sell.
I looked at the hawk and really wanted it but the asking price was way above my pay grade. This thread brings back some very old memories, Thanks.

 

[DOUBLEDEUCE 1]

Good story finally. Pretty happy ending too.