Old Buried Rifle Skeleton, Much Eroded book of tea but adding their own elements

but adding their own elements and adaptations

a few dark spots

made into an ashtray

The box itself

Old Buried Rifle Skeleton, Much Eroded book of tea but adding their own elementsI 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