Old Buried Rifle Skeleton, Much Eroded book of tea This is one of my

This is one of my favorite recent finds

And what a lot of labor went into making it

a few dark spots

And then the real fur hat

which seems to once have perched on a metal rod but now--even better I think--balances nicely on the lip/edge of a table or shelf—or could certainly be hung

Old Buried Rifle Skeleton, Much Eroded book of tea This is one of myI find this skeletal, rusty, much eroded rifle a rather poignant objectits purpose entirely subverted and its appearance super primitive, looking like a crude shiv with a handle. I dont know much of anything about rifles so really have no idea the maker or how long it was buried for to wind up like this, but I dont care much just quite an evocative thing. 19 7 8 l x 3 3 4 wide at butt of wood handle x 1 1 4 d. The iron is rusty and will flake a bit