Antique guns disappear
(N.Z. Press Association > WELLINGTON, March 7. : Eleven antique guns have disappeared, presumed sto-' len, from a warehouse at | Rongotai. The Wellington C. 1.8. said, ' today that the guns, worth ! . more than $lOOO, were alii . packed in a carton which dis- ; appeared - some time betweenl f Friday last week and 4.301 p.m. on Monday. Included among the fire- ‘ arms are purse pistols from! . different countries, side guns, | > flintlocks and muskets, and a ■ “camel gun.’’ i The guns were in bond in . the warehouse, in Tirangii Road, when a warehouse wor-1 ■ ker noticed the carton was; • missing. . There was no indication of ■ the warehouse having been ; i burgled. The guns had been: ■ checked by an antique gun; ! dealer before they disappeared. |
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Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33478, 8 March 1974, Page 3
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