Old Buried Rifle Skeleton, Much Eroded flower-shaped not knowing enough to know

not knowing enough to know what is what

from "Bringing Up Father" an American comic strip created by cartoonist George McManus

maybe a little watercolor too

Take three pints of good old ale

sound and stable

Old Buried Rifle Skeleton, Much Eroded flower-shaped not knowing enough to knowI 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