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Flintshire family return pistol to Florence museum

A 250 year old pistol, which was taken from an Italian museum during World War II and kept on a wall in Flintshire for more than 60 years, has been returned to Florence.

The family of Stanley Parry, from Holywell, said it was one of his dying wishes to have the gun sent back.

He was given the silver pistol by another soldier, who was about to throw it into the sea....
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