[UPDATE] Old Gun Found on GM Site Inoperable, Unloaded

UPDATE (1 P.M. THURSDAY) - Sleepy Hollow police described the remains of a weapon found on the old General Motors site as a Mauser-stlye pistol.

The pistol was missing internal mechanisms and other parts, and was inoperable. There were no bullets in the gun, according to police.

The gun was found in a brush-filled area along Beekman Avenue and inside the wrought iron fence. Workers on the site were clearing brush and debris when the old weapon was found.

Police said the gun was not dredged from the Hudson River and no other firearms have been reported found or located at the old General Motors property. 

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Spend enough time moving around dirt in a huge historic plot and you're bound to come across something interesting. 

Sure enough, workers at the GM site, recently wrapping up their remediation project, found an old firearm.

On Jan. 28 at 8:35 a.m., a caller reported to police that while conducting removal work on the old GM property, one of the workers discovered, recovered and cleared an old firearm from the ground. Police went to collect the firearm and put it into the evidence locker after taking photos. 

Police Chief Gregory Camp wouldn't reveal just how old and what type of gun it was as the discovery is under further investigation. "Old and pieces missing," he said. "Inoperable." 

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