Circa 1882, very rare, Ives, cast iron cap gun depicting mule and clown, place cap under clown’s seat, pull trigger and mule kicks clown and fires cap, 5 1/4" L. Very good working condition. This is the first lot of a collection of antique toy cap guns in this sale.

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