The Hanover County Sheriff’s Office needs assistance identifying the person(s) responsible for breaking into a van, while parked at a Mechanicsville restaurant, and stealing more than $23,000 in antique weapons and property.

According to Lt. Michael J. Trice, on Oct. 19, an antique firearms dealer had just left the Showplace on Mechanicsville Turnpike in Henrico County and drove to the Cracker Barrel in Mechanicsville.

While the victim’s van was parked in the RV section of the parking lot, between 6 and 7 p.m., unknown person(s) punched out the lock and removed the victim’s remaining inventory of antique weapons and the proceeds for the day’s sales, along with a credit card reader. The property was valued at more than $23,000.

Anyone with information is urged to contact the Hanover County Sheriff’s Office at 804-365-6140 or Crime Stoppers at 804-780-1000.

Included in the items removed from the victim’s vehicle are:

—1809 Prussian Rifle/Musket, .75 caliber (flintlock converted to percussion; dated 1839 on butt and barrel)

—1822 French Military Musket (flintlock converted to percussion; bright finish)

—1851 Springfield Cadet Rifle, .57 caliber (smooth bore; dated 1852 on lock)

—1830 Eastern Percussion Rifle, .36 caliber (43” octagonal barrel; Joseph Gozcher on lock)

—1855 Springfield Rifle, .58 caliber (dated 1858 on lock)

—1861 Colt Special Musket (dated 1864 on lock)

—1816 Remington Navy Conversion Musket (dated 1857 on lock)

—1842 Springfield Reproduction Rifle, .69 caliber (rifled; (4) NSSA stickers on butt)

—Japanese Samurai Sword (reproduction)

—German Imperial WW I Sword (gold eagle head w/red eyes on pommel)

—U.S. Sword (1800-1820) (gold eagle head on pommel)

—Japanese Infantry Officer Sword

—Beaumont Bayonet

—Sword Bayonet