Pilgrim interpreters at Plimoth Plantation may be feeling a bit vulnerable this week after the theft of body armor from the living history museum’s 17th Century English Village.Police said three adult sets went missing from several character homes in the fenced compound overnight Tuesday, Wicked Local reported.Lt. Dana Flynn said each set of the metal armor included breast and back plates. One set included upper thigh shields. A helmet and neck plate were reported missing as well.Houses in the Village represent homes of the colony’s original settlers, including Myles Standish, the captain of the company’s militia.Security guards did not notice any unusual activity overnight Tuesday and there were no signs of forced entry.The missing armor is all reproduction pieces. Each set weighs about 50 pounds. They are valued at $2,900.

Pilgrim interpreters at Plimoth Plantation may be feeling a bit vulnerable this week after the theft of body armor from the living history museum’s 17th Century English Village.



Police said three adult sets went missing from several character homes in the fenced compound overnight Tuesday, Wicked Local reported.




Lt. Dana Flynn said each set of the metal armor included breast and back plates. One set included upper thigh shields. A helmet and neck plate were reported missing as well.



Houses in the Village represent homes of the colony’s original settlers, including Myles Standish, the captain of the company’s militia.

Security guards did not notice any unusual activity overnight Tuesday and there were no signs of forced entry.



The missing armor is all reproduction pieces. Each set weighs about 50 pounds. They are valued at $2,900.