Bidspirit auction | Clown Sits on Powder Keg

Clown Sits on Powder Keg Scarce Animated Cap Pistol - By Ives, Blakeslee Company Patented 1878 - 4.25” Long. Images of puppets Punch and Judy appear in relief on the gun's handle. A small firecracker placed in the muzzle of the gun will blow the clown from his seat on the gunpowder keg.