The McDowell County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in locating several firearms stolen this week from the Historic Carson House. The following firearms were reported stolen: • Percussion rifle with a curly maple stock, Civil War era • 12-gauge double-barrel shotgun manufactured by Russell Arms Co. in Belgium (approximately 37.5 inches in length with a 9-inch stock) • 16-gauge rifle dated 1862, missing the forward stock band and ramrod, with the initials “