Lovely Early Ives Cast Iron Cap “Gun”. The figural piece really isn’t a “gun” per say, however it is a cap popper and falls under that category in the collector’s catalog. This beautiful piece is c. 1880s, earlier half has the toy can be found in the 1883 Ives catalog. This particular version is gold painted throughout, which thankfully a large mount of that is left. The jaw is manually lifted into position, revealing a small space to insert powder or a capThe trigger is a “fin” underneath his jaw. (action is very strong)