News of a 4-pound bronze bayonet being broken off a statue at a Pittsburgh military museum has something in common with Vicksburg.

The man who created the sculpture also has works on display at the Vicksburg National Military Park.

Police in Pittsburgh are looking for whoever broke the 2-foot sculpted weapon from a statue at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum sometime between March 12 and April 26. A $2,000 reward is being offered for information leading to a conviction. Officials estimate it could cost $10,000 to restore the “Parade Rest” statue — a 1922 work of Frederick C. Hibbard, whose sculptures at the VNMP include the majestic bronze eagle atop the portico of the Illinois Memorial.

VNMP historian Terry Winschel told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review several of the park’s statues and other monuments have plastic replacement parts plated to match the original.

“It’s a cheap fix that looks great,” Winschel told the city’s second-largest daily, who spoke of Hibbard’s status among sculptors of his time.

“Hibbard was highly significant, but not in the upper tier” of sculptors of his time, Winschel told the paper.

Other Hibbard works in the 111-year-old federal preserve include the statue of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and the bust of Confederate Lt. Francis Obenchain. Hibbard, who died in 1950 at age 69, also sculpted the monument on the battlefield at Shiloh — which, together with his works at VNMP, made up some of the most noted outdoor statues in the United States.

The museum in Pittsburgh is run by a private trust and is on the National Register of Historic Places. VNMP is federal property maintained by the National Park Service, making penalties for theft of items there punishable under federal law.

Vandalism and theft at the park have been commonplace for decades. Two of the most recent incidents were turned over to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Jackson.

One, last August, involved theft of a Mississippi State University flag near the statue of Lt. Gen. Stephen D. Lee. No arrest has been made. In another, on Memorial Day, two teens were questioned for carving into a brick tunnel at Union Avenue before being remanded to their parents.

Vandalism on federal property is punishable by up to six months in prison and a $5,000 fine. Theft of government property carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, or both.