Old Buried Rifle Skeleton, Much Eroded book of tea but also a nice one

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

but otherwise I’d put it out to be enjoyed all of the time

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

The box itself

And what a lot of labor went into making it

Old Buried Rifle Skeleton, Much Eroded book of tea but also a nice oneI 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