That's great news. I'm really happy the gun isn't being destroyed, too.
If the arresting cop was my partner, I'd slap him on the back of the head and have a chat with him. Unless he was bigger than me. Then I'd just have a chat with him.
He better get his flintlock back. (it's probably in little pieces from the "Ballistics Testing")
I was in the office when the news story came on and they were talking about ballistics testing to see if it had been used in a crime...
...but not the weapon of choice for modern criminals, according to firearms experts.