Old Handmade Gray Painted Toy Gun alabama and used to teach children

and used to teach children the identities of many various kachinas (spirits) observed by the people that Pueblo

and I must say they completely captivated me with their beauty

I'd guess likely done as art school exercises

I am pretty confident it does

John Burton was the brother of the eminent Pre-Raphaelite painter Sir Fredric William Burton

Old Handmade Gray Painted Toy Gun alabama and used to teach childrenI think most likely a kid made this, and I believe it is a rubber band gun, though I'm not entirely sure how exactly it worked. (I believe a rubber band was stretched from the end of the barrel and through the hole in front of the trigger, but I don't quite get the release.) Anyway, I just love it as an object now I think, super folky but also pretty elegant, with a great old well worn matte gray painted surface. 11 1 8" l x 4 " t x 7 8" thick and in