This gun taken ‘off the streets’ by Beds police caused no end of mirth – 17 on-target responses

10.

If you let them take this from you next they will come for your little derringer with the spring release that you put up your sleeve https://t.co/Z8jMgAH4Mt

— Paul F. Tompkins (@PFTompkins) October 13, 2021

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thou shall pryeth it not from mine fingers, ere they be cold and without life

— BruceLeroy (@BruceLeroyRVA) October 13, 2021

12.

Also recovered: a jar of whiskey and a satchel of money belonging to a Capt. Farrell.

— Brazen Head of Criswell (owner/operator) (@j_d_duncan) October 13, 2021

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The drugs they found pic.twitter.com/uMQyWdE2Hp

— taryn flesh 🧟‍♀️ (@peepsaregood) October 13, 2021

14.

A bad week for Dick Turpin. https://t.co/SozHPwv1Zm

— Mark Wallace (@wallaceme) October 13, 2021

15.

police have released a sketch of the suspect pic.twitter.com/KGkhKybXOa

— Iain (@iain_q_blank) October 13, 2021

16.

here's the washing machine https://t.co/G0vzIoTscL pic.twitter.com/115ADpa3Vq

— Adam Steinbaugh (@adamsteinbaugh) October 13, 2021

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It’s true; they ARE too scared to mention the Dandy Highwayman https://t.co/uiVZHpxSsa

— Mitch Benn (@MitchBenn) October 13, 2021

There were also a lot of people saying this.

Shame it’s missing key components that stops it from being fired.

Like the trigger, cock and frizzen, and a ram rod.

So unless they were going to convert it into a matchlock, it’s not really going to do much.

Congrats on remove a pipe with a hole in the side though. 🙄

— SarahJRandom (@SJRandom2) October 13, 2021

Although, as this person pointed out.

If pointed at someone who may not know it is non-functioning it would still be threatening. Its the same with replicas.

— Arthur Dent (@ArthurDMarvin) October 13, 2021

To conclude …

a huge blow to piracy in the bedfordshire area https://t.co/hk6htRdvxB

— milo edwards (@Milo_Edwards) October 13, 2021

And this.

Officers confirm that two further men have been cautioned on swashbuckling charges.

With a third arrested on suspicion of threats to life for threatening to send a landlubber to Davy Jones' Locker https://t.co/PXqwUmkHBu

— Super Tanskiii (@supertanskiii) October 14, 2021

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