Confederate Revolver Found In Trash Can At Gettysburg Walmart: PSP

A gun from the American Civil War was found in a trash can at a Walmart, Pennsylvania State Police in Gettysburg announced in a release on Thursday, Jan. 25.

A replica of a Pietta 1851 Confederate Navy Revolver and the Walmart located at 1270 York Road in Gettysburg where a real one was found in a parking lot trash can, Pennsylvania State Police say. — A replica of a Pietta 1851 Confederate Navy Revolver and the Walmart located at 1270 York Road in Gettysburg where a real one was found in a parking lot trash can, Pennsylvania State Police say.
Photo Credit: *Flickr/"Pietta 1851 Navy Revolver" James Case @capcase https://www.flickr.com/photos/capcase/8091957789/ (overlay); Google Maps (Street View)*

Jillian Pikora

01/25/2024 9:39 p.m.

A Pietta 1851 Confederate Navy Revolver was found by an employee emptying a parking lot trash can outside the Walmart located at 1270 York Road, Straban Township, Gettysburg, Trooper Riley detailed in the release.

The 173-year-old firearm was found at 5:02 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 23, Riley explained.

This Walmart is approximately three miles from the Gettysburg Battlefield and six miles from the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum, according to Google Maps. Daily Voice has reached out to the museum through the National Park Service to find out if any guns have been reported as stolen or missing. We were told "Nothing has been reported missing or stolen from any collections associated with Gettysburg National Military Park," according to Jason Martz Communications Specialist for the Gettysburg National Military Park & Eisenhower National Historic Site.

PSP Gettysburg continues to investigate. Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact troopers at 717-334-8111 and use reference number PA2024-99058.

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