Historic guns stolen

Five handguns used in Nicaragua 150 years ago by mercenaries trying to conquer Central America have been stolen.

Thieves robbed the Colt revolvers from the Hacienda San Jacinto, a historic site on the edge of Managua where gunmen in the pay of William Walker battled Central American soldiers.

Tennessee-born Walker joined a civil war in Nicaragua in 1855, and had himself declared President.

He failed in an attempt to conquer El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Costa Rica.