Is this what I think it is? SOLVED!!!

[thrillathahunt]

I'm thinking this is part of an old animal trap. Whatcha think?

Rick

 

[PBK]

Re: Is this what I think it is?

Yep!

 

[seger98]

Re: Is this what I think it is?

Yep, it's off a victor longspring trap!

 

[thrillathahunt]

Re: Is this what I think it is?

Thanks guys!!!

 

[Angelo]

And here is a Victor that I made for Halloween. 12" X 12" tiles are for comparison.

Tony

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

yep.

 

[NGE]

Yup, that's what it is, I used to trap muskrats for a living, would sell the skins and sell the meat, made about 10 bucks per rat, 8.50 per skin, rest for da meat.......NGE btw, size "O" traps were the best size.

 

[NGE]

Plebah, that was back in the early '70's. We had to tan the skins and gut and clean the meat. Skins had to be complete, ears, and feet skin had to be complete. Wish that was true today, I'd be trappin'. Heck in 8 hours, one trap produced 13 rats! Thank God our trapping creek was only 1 block away, if it were further we would not have profitted much, as gas was about 1.65 gallon ( Gas hike of 1973) we ran 20 traps......NGE

 

[thrillathahunt]

NGE...you had to skin the ears and feet too

 

[NGE]

Unfortunately yes. Trim around ankles, and ear skin had to be there. I think they were making muskrat coats or stoles. We used to use some of the fur for making dry flies for fishing. You see....muskrat outer fur is hollow and sealed at both ends, and you always wondered how they stayed afloat so easily even when they weren't moving......NGE