left hand gin traps

[Guest foxtrack]

right can anyone on here tell me why they made them in left hand ?

was it for the left hand trapers or was it made by a left hand maker on the piss

all day and got it wrong somehow

[OldTrapCollector 377]

right can anyone on here tell me why they made them in left hand ?

was it for the left hand trapers or was it made by a left hand maker on the piss

all day and got it wrong somehow

 

They were made for left handers, but not many were made in the grand scheme of things compared to the conventional 'right handed' traps.

 

Some were repaired by 'keepers and the bridge of the trap was put on the wrong side though.

 

OTC

[waz77 15]

Does anybody make left handed snares? I can set them ok when peg is on right side but when its on left im buggered!!

[Guest foxtrack]

right can anyone on here tell me why they made them in left hand ?

was it for the left hand trapers or was it made by a left hand maker on the piss

all day and got it wrong somehow

 

They were made for left handers, but not many were made in the grand scheme of things compared to the conventional 'right handed' traps.

 

Some were repaired by 'keepers and the bridge of the trap was put on the wrong side though.

 

OTC

canyou put a pic up otc

[OldTrapCollector 377]

can you put a pic up otc

 

I haven't got one on this PC unfortunately and my camera is on the blink so bear with me and I will get the pics of both left and right hand traps for you to see.

 

OTC

[Guest foxtrack]

thanks otc i think a lot of boys on here think its another wind up

my mate red dog has a few maybe he can put a pic or two up

[OldTrapCollector 377]

thanks otc i think a lot of boys on here think its another wind up

my mate red dog has a few maybe he can put a pic or two up

 

 

Here you go foxtrack (and you non-believers!)

 

Sorry it is not a great pic but it illustrates the point well enough - the tongue and plate works from the opposite side as you can see (left handed trap second from the right obviously)

 

I hope this helps

 

OTC

[MR TEA POT 1,287]

I thought this was a wind up foxtrack,i was about to stand on the railway platform .

[NightRunner 0]

Maybe someone just changed springs and placed them on that way, many trappers take the number 1 longsprings and add a spring to make them a number 11. Trappers beef up the springs all the time.

[OldTrapCollector 377]

Maybe someone just changed springs and placed them on that way, many trappers take the number 1 longsprings and add a spring to make them a number 11. Trappers beef up the springs all the time.

 

No they were made that way trust me!

 

OTC

[Guest foxtrack]

thanks otc

[Guest foxtrack]

Maybe someone just changed springs and placed them on that way, many trappers take the number 1 longsprings and add a spring to make them a number 11. Trappers beef up the springs all the time.

i would think it would be a lot easyer to change a spring,than turn the bridge around.

maybe it could be done with your traps, but i think it would take the skil of a smithy to do it with ours

[red dog 3]

Here you are Foxtrack,those left handed traps i said i'd put up,with a right handed one as well.

[red dog 3]

Here you are Foxtrack,those left handed traps i said i'd put up,with a right handed one as well.

 

 

 

Ps did you lose one of these this morning,I had it up the top by your place :clapping: :clapping: :clapping:

[Guest foxtrack]

nice traps mate.

and no he aint one of mine.

at first glance i thought it was blacksock but hes fine,thank god he,s a lovely fox that one