Perfectly Rust Encrusted Antique Cast Iron Cap Gun teak There's so much else going

There's so much else going on its not very noticeable

grazing hare

12 3/8" t x approx 5" w with arms by sides

and I  really like this line-drawn bird--just barely incised--that hovers mid-way between appearing and disappearing amid the reactive brown and white glaze

stake a plant

Perfectly Rust Encrusted Antique Cast Iron Cap Gun teak There's so much else goingMaybe 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