CNN —After going missing for more than 50 years, a firearm dating back to the Revolutionary War has been recovered and donated to a Philadelphia museum, the FBI says. “This historic weapon from the American Revolution was taken and hidden from generations of Americans. The artifact was among several Revolutionary War-era items taken during a string of thefts that occurred in the 1960s and 1970s in the area of Valley Forge Park. However, 10 of the items looted from Valley Forge Park and other locations, including the recently returned musket, remained lost. The company donated it to the Museum of the American Revolution, signing over the deed at the July 1 ceremony,” according to a release.

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Persons: Kevin R, Steele, Joel Bohy, “, ” Bohy, “ Chubb, ” Organizations: CNN, FBI, Museum, American, Federal Bureau of Investigation Philadelphia, Police Department, Investigators Locations: Philadelphia, Valley Forge , Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Valley Forge, Massachusetts, Merion, Pennsylvania, Maryland