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Montgomery County man, 78, sentenced in theft and sale of rare 1775 rifle
PHILADELPHIA - A 78-year-old Montgomery County man has been sentenced in the theft and sale of a rare antique rifle, dating to 1775.United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams made the announcement Tuesday, stating 78-year-old Thomas Gavin, of Pottstown, pleaded guilty in July of disposal of an object of cultural heritage stolen from a museum.As part of the plea, Williams explained, Gavin admitted to stealing the Christian Oerter rifle from the Valley Forge State Park Museum in 1971.