The owner advised the item is a de-militarized 84MM Carl-Gustaf M4 recoilless rifle.
found an undeclared, 84 mm caliber weapon in outbound checked luggage Monday, according to an agency tweet.
"We don't see that caliber of weapon very often, thank god," TSA spokesperson Patricia Mancha told San Antonio TV station KENS 5. She added the case has been handed over to theThe owner of the luggage was located, identified and escorted to an office, an SAPD spokesman told Fox News Digital. The owner advised the item is a demilitarized 84MM Carl-Gustaf M4 recoilless rifle that was to be used as exhibit/demo item at theThe owner identified the steps taken to "demilitarize" the prop and produced company paperwork to that effect.
A TSA Explosives Specialist also confirmed the item was no longer able to be used; however, a TSA supervisor declared the item would not be allowed onboard aircraft.
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