The dealer later told reporters he realised the rifle was stolen after seeing it mentioned in a 1980 book written by an antique rifle expert. Father and son jailed for £1.7m antiques theft.

After a crime spree spanning decades, antique thief Thomas Gavin had just one explanation for his museum heists: he likes "collecting" old things. Mr Gavin, 78, has now been sentenced to one day ...

After a crime spree spanning decades, antique thief Thomas Gavin had just one explanation for his museum heists: he likes "collecting" old things. Mr Gavin, 78, has now been sentenced to one day ...

As part of his plea, Mr Gavin admitted that he stole an antique rifle, crafted by a master gunsmith in 1775, from the Valley Forge State Park Museum in 1971.

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Burglars made off with three firearms — including an antique Japanese rifle — after breaking into a home on Pamphylia Avenue Wednesday night, according to police.

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A 78-year-old man who confessed to pilfering historic firearms amid a slew of museum heists in the 60s and 70s has been sentenced to jail time. Thomas Gavin targeted nearly a dozen museums up and d… ...