Excellent Old Silver Painted Carved Toy Pistol with (Partial) Leather Holster test Andre Gide

Andre Gide

from what I can make out

and find this one particularly beautiful in terms of the pure physicality of material

The wood shows a few splits and the painted underside is a little grungy

A little aging to the paper and a some tiny stray bits of hair and dust but overall good condition

Excellent Old Silver Painted Carved Toy Pistol with (Partial) Leather Holster test Andre GideA beauty of an old carved wooden toy pistol, quite iconic looking in its silver paint, and clearly invested with significant care by a kid long ago, who I'd like to imagine used it only for good. With excellent carved detailing, especially the dense crosshatching on the handle, and a heavy wire trigger, two nails at top for the sights, and an old leather sleeve, with button sewn inside, which I presume once attached to a belt or strap. Gun, in very