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

Shakethetrees · 2nd July 2016, 07:35 AM

When I was a kid my grandfather told me about this kind of trap. As he would have had to be a teenager or thereabouts, this would have been sometime in the first decade of the 20th century that he saw it being used.

The torch weld visible in the photos tells it is from no earlier than about the third quarter of the 19th.

dana_w · 2nd July 2016, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Shakethetrees

The torch weld visible in the photos tells it is from no earlier than about the third quarter of the 19th.

That is a good point Shakethetrees. Perhaps I should change my description to c1880.

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

Here, Another.

Rick · 8th July 2016, 02:03 AM

I would think ones like Dana's example would have been popular with Cattle Ranchers back in the day.
Bait, chain to tree about 3-4 feet off the ground; one less threat to the herd.

dana_w · 8th July 2016, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Ibrahiim al Balooshi

Here, Another.

Thanks for your comments Ibrahiim al Balooshi and Rick.

The F. REUTH cast-iron model and a few other mass-produced Antique Trap Guns are listed in section VII-C of Flayderman's Guide, but the guide hasn't been updated in many years.

https://books.google.com/books?id=7pyVTm2PibUC&lpg=PA399&dq=flayderman's%20 guide%20animal%20trap&pg=PA399#v=onepage&q=flayder man's%20guide%20animal%20trap&f=false

It seems likely the one that begun this post is unique, but I'd love to find another one.

There are marks on each barrel which could be proof or maker marks, but they are undecipherable to me.

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

And...

dana_w · 8th July 2016, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Ibrahiim al Balooshi

And...

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

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Shakethetrees Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Louisiana Posts: 363	When I was a kid my grandfather told me about this kind of trap. As he would have had to be a teenager or thereabouts, this would have been sometime in the first decade of the 20th century that he saw it being used. The torch weld visible in the photos tells it is from no earlier than about the third quarter of the 19th.

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Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,268	I would think ones like Dana's example would have been popular with Cattle Ranchers back in the day. Bait, chain to tree about 3-4 feet off the ground; one less threat to the herd.

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Kmaddock Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Ireland Posts: 533	Making a mountain out of a molehill comes to mind liking at t he colt revolver mouse trap Thanks for sharing Ken