Ronald Barber was commissioned by HBC to create this sculpture for display in the Ottawa Shopping complex in 1983. The white oak carving was part of a 350-year-old tree that came from the Vincent Massey estate in Port Hope. He dried the log using an oil fire dryer, used a broom handle for the barrel of the gun and used and a piece of tin that fell off a roof for the trigger. Painted with enamel paint. The carving was eventually sent to the Victoria store for display.

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