Perfectly Rust Encrusted Antique Cast Iron Cap Gun retro curiosity and super fun to use

and super fun to use

and would just set it somewhere where I could pick it up

miles of barleycorns

which appears to be an ink smear

How wise and resourceful of it was for women not to let cigar silks/ribbons go to waste

Perfectly Rust Encrusted Antique Cast Iron Cap Gun retro curiosity and super fun to useMaybe it's just me, but I find this a fantastically beautiful object. I have to think this old cast iron cap gun was buried for many years, then dug up in this beautiful rust encrusted state, which for me transforms it into a sort of fossilized sculpture. The hammer and trigger, though, still work perfectly, so one could I guess use it as a cap gun yet! I've looked at some old cap guns and think it is likely a Scout Single Shot Cap Gun by Stevens