MUNDIJONG Police Station received an unusual surprise on Friday, when someone handed in a rare flintlock – the name given to a firearm that uses a flint striking ignition.
In a tweet the station speculated the gun could be up to 150 years old.
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READ NOWThere was no word on whether the gun’s owner had been in touch, but police are keen to speak to the man pictured below.