CENTREVILLE, Ala. — A road crew working in rural Alabama spotted a valuable collection of foreign military weapons dating to World War II that had been dumped in a creek, authorities said Monday.
David Hyche, an agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in Birmingham, said workers saw something in a creek in Bibb County last Thursday. They called sheriff’s deputies, who began pulling vintage weapons out of the water.
The haul included nine World War II-era weapons from Japan, Italy and Germany. There was a 50mm mortar, a 20mm cannon, two belt-fed machine guns and a Thompson machine gun made after the war.
“They were in pristine condition, no rust whatsoever. Some of them had magazines with them, but there was no ammunition,” he said. “Most of the stuff works, but there are a couple that are missing parts.”
Hyche said agents suspect the weapons were stolen, but no one has claimed them. Some of the weapons were rare and worth thousands of dollars, particularly the 20mm cannon, he said.
“Most of these I’ve never even seen before,” said Hyche.
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/apr/13/valuable-cache-wwii-weapons-found-alabama-creek/?breakingnewsThey were in pristine condition, no rust whatsoever. ...Some of the weapons were rare 
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