This one is gonna stump ya!

Looks like a 14 ATC with a PAWS-I-TRIP pan. I've never seen this jaw style. How about some information on it.........Thanks, Dale

Very interesting trap and chain looks newhouse, the jaws look like something LPC might have made.

Some serious muskrat iron...lol
Like LOTS OF MINK said LPC jaws... I'd guess

Looks like a Robert Meach trap. He made up that trap for wolf research in Minnesota. not sure if I spelled his last name right.

I know of possibly one or two others in northern Minnesota and one of them has a trap tag with the name Mech.

I don't think so. The David L. Mech trap that I have is far different. My trap still has the USFWS tag on it and I am 99.9% sure it is complete and unaltered. To me the jaws look more like an LPC. I will look at some of my LPC's and see if there are any like that. No matter what that is Dale, it is COOL!

That is definitely a Mech Wolf trap. Mech had the jaws made at a foundary the original ones had the pointed castings on top of the jaws for a balance,like the one pictured, and many were later ground off. He had the jaws made and they were placed on newhouse frames and springs. I have seen some with the pos-i-trip pans and some with the raised letter NH #4 pans.

Mtnative definately knows what he is talking about when it comes to wolf traps.

Just for the record: It's not mine but I did offer an arm and a leg with a left nut thrown in and NO sale. I suspected it is a MECH trap but wasn't sure.
Does anybody have a picture of this style Livestock Protection Co jaws?.....Thanks, Dale

And come on 160! Would sure like to see a pic of your MECH trap... It must be the raised pan model.

Why is it always the left nut? Anyone know?

OK, here you go. The first picture is along side of a standard #14. On the 3rd picture you can see where the casting lug has been ground off.

Thanks Rob! I'm getting an education and it hasn't cost me anything...YET....

Got a couple pictures in the e mail today.

Geez, the casting mark on the jaw sure looks the same. The long kinkless chain set up looks the same too.

What is a fair price for one?

As a buyer I thought $75 was fair but through the loud laughter I picked up on "In your dreams" and "My Momma never raised no fool" ect. ect.
If you got one to sell, send me a PM.

$75? That is the price of admission to LOOK at one. I may try to have Dave Mech look at mine and authenticate it.

Yes, Mech had traps modified for trapping on the research project but I can't verify if that is one of his.