Have you seen an Animal Trap Gun c1850 like this one?

Ibrahiim al Balooshi · 8th July 2016, 09:01 PM

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dana_w · 8th July 2016, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Ibrahiim al Balooshi

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If I had a Colt like that one, that is not how I would be using it.

Kmaddock · 10th July 2016, 09:34 PM

Making a mountain out of a molehill comes to mind liking at t he colt revolver mouse trap
Thanks for sharing
Ken

kronckew · 10th July 2016, 09:56 PM

kinda like swatting flies with a sledge hammer.

Jim McDougall · 11th July 2016, 03:02 AM

RAT TRAP:

A cemetery or graverobbers gun c. 1710.
Big surprise to the grave robbers with the body snatcher trade.
Eventually they caught on and sent disguised mourners to scope out graves with these 'surprises'.

dana_w · 11th July 2016, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Jim McDougall

RAT TRAP:

A cemetery or graverobbers gun c. 1710.
Big surprise to the grave robbers with the body snatcher trade.
Eventually they caught on and sent disguised mourners to scope out graves with these 'surprises'.

Thanks Jim.
Can you give us any background on where the image came from?

Jim McDougall · 11th July 2016, 04:21 PM

I wish I could Dana! It was something I came across online some time ago, and was so esoteric I just saved it. As mentioned in other posts here, it seems a bit 'over kill' (no pun intended) and not especially effective.
This thing was so rustic, and in a word 'spooky' it just caught my attention

As you noted on that Navy Colt.......I sure wouldn't have it in some trap, needs to be in a 'buscadero' on my hip!!

8th July 2016, 09:01 PM	#1
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Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,196	RAT TRAP: A cemetery or graverobbers gun c. 1710. Big surprise to the grave robbers with the body snatcher trade. Eventually they caught on and sent disguised mourners to scope out graves with these 'surprises'. Attached Images

10th July 2016, 09:34 PM	#3
Kmaddock Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Ireland Posts: 543	Making a mountain out of a molehill comes to mind liking at t he colt revolver mouse trap Thanks for sharing Ken

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kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,216	kinda like swatting flies with a sledge hammer.

11th July 2016, 04:21 PM	#7
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,196	I wish I could Dana! It was something I came across online some time ago, and was so esoteric I just saved it. As mentioned in other posts here, it seems a bit 'over kill' (no pun intended) and not especially effective. This thing was so rustic, and in a word 'spooky' it just caught my attention As you noted on that Navy Colt.......I sure wouldn't have it in some trap, needs to be in a 'buscadero' on my hip!!