GarE (pronounced "Gary") Maxton is a sculptor and machinist who makes sculptures, jewelry and puzzles out of a variety of metals. One of his specialties is intricate puzzles, like the one shown above. It's called the "Intimidator", it measures 8x5x4", and it weighs 40 pounds. If you have the special key needed to begin disassembly, and you can figure out the sequence, eventually you'll end up with a collection of parts that looks like this:
And if you know what you're looking for, you can select this subset of puzzle parts:
Which in turn can be assembled into a muzzle-loading .45 caliber pistol:
You can read more about the Intimidator here, and more about all of GarE's puzzles, jewelry, and sculptures here.
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