This happened about a year ago but figured people here would find it interesting.

Police say a World War I German MG-08 machine gun has gone missing. The device was stolen from the Suffolk County Detachment of the Marine Corps in Bay Shore.

Military armaments historian Dan Templeton, with the Museum of American Armor, says the stolen weapon has gone through a decommission process which makes it inoperable and lacks value without a registered background.

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/world-war-i-machine-gun-stolen-off-long-island-roof/4113889/#:~:text=A strange crime has people on Long Island,in Bay Shore. It's just off Sunrise Highway.

  • Death_Equity@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 months ago

    It was probably taken as a display piece unless someone was as optimistic as they are ignorant.

    I’d love to know what variant it is.