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Trap I.D. #5847273 03/15/17 05:02 PM 03/15/17 05:02 PM
Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 8 Caldwell Id S Spots of $ OP trapper
Spots of $ OP trapper S Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 8 Caldwell Id	Trap is 54 inches long. Was told it originated in Europe and came over to be used as security around forts. Anybody know anything about it?

Re: Trap I.D. [Re: Spots of $] #5850891 03/19/17 02:00 PM 03/19/17 02:00 PM
Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 622 S.W. Oregon,USA S snakecollector trapper
snakecollector trapper S Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 622 S.W. Oregon,USA	Yes, it is European. I have heard them called man traps and may have been used as such but most man traps have some method of a lock so that a person could not just be let out.

Re: Trap I.D. [Re: Spots of $] #5851494 03/19/17 10:47 PM 03/19/17 10:47 PM
Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 1,436 saskatchewan/canada lots of mink trapper
lots of mink trapper Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 1,436 saskatchewan/canada	European yes, man trap no, see the spikes on the pan pointing inward? That's to fix bait to. They used these rather large traps to catch animals by the head or body as they tried to eat the bait. The teeth on top of jaws helped kill and hold such caught animals. Iam thinking wolf size. As for that trap being used to protect old forts in early 1800s I doubt it. Nice story though.

Re: Trap I.D. [Re: Spots of $] #5871083 04/08/17 05:17 PM 04/08/17 05:17 PM
Joined: May 2014 Posts: 238 nw mn haroldlcasey trapper
haroldlcasey trapper Joined: May 2014 Posts: 238 nw mn	50% broke and 100% cool. HlC234

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