Old Handmade Gray Painted Toy Gun devil I find it completely wonder-inducing

I find it completely wonder-inducing

and I'd guess this one dates to the mid-20th century or so

and all things in between for more than thirty years

and with this perfect posture one might think he's about to win a medal

with orange on the the knobs

Old Handmade Gray Painted Toy Gun devil I find it completely wonder-inducingI 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