Old Buried Rifle Skeleton, Much Eroded book of tea And what a lot of

And what a lot of labor went into making it

The box itself

this box appears very much gold

but also a nice one to hang in the entry with "Open House" showing as a sign of welcome and also open-mindedness (or turn it to Auction when you are fed up with it all

a few dark spots

Old Buried Rifle Skeleton, Much Eroded book of tea And what a lot ofI 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