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  1. comanche
    I just use the cane for feeders as it is, mainly through laziness ? Cruella,delaminating? ? Can she...?...be.?..saved??
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    It was in Winter in mid flow . Not that l know if that really makes a difference as far as crayfish go. I've never seen one but there must be crayfish in the the river though because a big fuss was made because illegal crayfish trappers are said to have salted the river with Signal breeding stock. They didn't know it held native crayfish and was being monitored. Or perhaps didn't care. I am fond of the bamboo feeders. Each section of cane gives you a couple of block ends if you use the nodes and open enders from the rest. Mostly l am fond of them because l caug
  3. comanche
    Did you notice if it had red or yellow ear flashes? I had one as a pet for 15 or 20 years. It became quite tame but was not to trusted with fingers as it grew bigger! I felt a bit guilty as they are said to live a bit longer than that . Maybe because mine was active all year round and didn't go torpid in the winter as a wild terrapin would it wore out quicker?
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    I've some left that l made a couple of years ago. As you say ; easy to make and cheap enough to be lost without tears. Apart from those taken as offerings by the River Gods l had to scrap a few because the mesh had been torn open by fish . I suspect trout or ,less likely chub. Both have the teeth for it. For real economy though l still like my old bamboo cane off cuts for feeders? Note the chunk missing from the front front feeder . Don't the fish realise these things cost money! These don't ?
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    Absolutely welcome.?
  6. comanche
    And why he took to wearing dresses?
  7. comanche
    I think Robert Plant used to put one down his trousers before he went on stage. Not only did it impress the girls but it helped him hit the high notes.
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    Except the "foot rests" or whatever they are look to've been fixed on to the spring as separate parts. This makes sense . The spring needs to flex , hold and release energy. The " pegs "need to be rigid. The components would've each required different blacksmithing techniques , metals of differing composition and tempering treatments . That's if the spur things are foot pegs. Knowing just how strong those springs really are would probably give a clue as to what was required to exert the required setting pressure. Maybe it was a two person job? Removing an
  9. comanche
    Yes ,l've just found a flicr picture of a double sprung trap with a similar fancy treadle . It has flat spurs either side of the spring eye. My guess is they were foot pegs for depressing the spring.
  10. comanche
    https://youtu.be/_8hDDVuAm3A 1949 . Definately a group effort . I wonder if our three enterprising entrepreneurs who found a market for the tunnel mutton were in this beating line? Or would they be busy on their mobile phones arranging a good price.
  11. comanche
    Maybe there was a gang of aboriginal workers involved who didn't warrent a mention while the three,probably white, men took the credit and the profit.
  12. comanche
    Ken , l remembered where l saw them and l don't think they are in danger of recyling as they feature in adverts for the fine Rye museum . l mean that;it's a really good place to visit! Check their online adverts.
  13. comanche
    Maybe it's for locking the offender in the trap until they get im to court? It was in Rye. If l go back l'll try to remember where.
  14. comanche
    Doh, l should've paid more attention and taken better pictures. Maybe a swivelly safety catch that stops the thing going off accidentally during setting ? Or an adjustable device for setting the distance between the sprung jaws. Like just enough to grip a wayward ankle( "Let this be a warning to you") or full shin snapping("Take that you poaching bastxrd!") crunch! I should have got a closer look!?
  15. comanche
    I wonder if they had access to a load of generic cast iron decorative bits made of the sort used in trivets or fancy panels and thought "just the job" for a treadle. Or maybe a landowner caught with a shed load after they were banned could claim "Purely decorative your Honour."?
  16. comanche
    Photographed these four years ago . The trap at the back has a very fancy treadle and jaws that don't quite meet; as if was designed for a leg hold. I remember at the time thinking that it looked a bit small for a man trap . Can't quite make out if it is original, or has been repaired or adapted from an earlier trap. Or if it's just been cobbled up as a display item. Any thoughts?
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    The gun is a horrid little thing?, but the canoe is really good. Its an aluminium Grumman. Sadly l'm just minding it for a day or two it for a friend who is in the process of moving house. My own Canadian canoe is 17feet of 1980's fibreglass; weighs a ton !
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    Crikey you must've been close to hit a fag packet!? I used it to dispatch a rat in a cage trap this morning and was worried l'd miss.?l didn't.
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    Today a customer gave me some useful metal dog run sections on the understanding that l also took an old safe away and a bucket of odd bits of plumbing offcuts and bolts . I don't know why but instead of taking the bits l didn't want straight to the scrapyard l took it all home. In the bucket of bits was a key and unbelievably it fitted the safe! And in the safe was this. A Diana SP50 Quite a scary looking thing when cocked. And even after a strip down and lube the accuracy wasn't exactly impressive . In fact some of the pellets were actually hitting the target si
  20. comanche
    The old grey boxes work fine with Mk2 and Mk3 collars up to about 10 feet.
  21. comanche
    Puff adder??
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    I've had three "snake" jobs. The most recent was a call to an adder in a stable. " Adder in a stable!" Of course l'd come and have a look . Great photo oppertunity if nothing else. On the way there l formulated several plans regarding its safe capture and release. Of course it turned out to be just a grass snake which was a bit of a come-down. l've told the next two stories on here before but the second one of em might give someone a laugh. The first involved a snake in the living room of a third floor flat in the middle of town. The girl who lived there had wisely stuffed a towel u
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    I'm not sure . Joseph Bowerbank was a foundry owner and iron monger who added the "Son" to his business name in 1906 according to a list of Cumbrian iron works that l found. Though the gun looks older. It's just starting to get a tiny bit loose so with the price of lightweight 16 bore cartridges will probably be retired. Having said that; although the barrels are tatty on the outside and look like they've been painted at some time the bores are pretty good.
  24. comanche
    Hard to tell from the picture,big snail eggs? Or someone has been using the jumper as a target for plastic BBs ?
  25. comanche
    I had walk with my old 16 bore hammergun this evening . I only had one cartridge left for it so l passed on a couple of shots until l could find a rabbit that was daft enough to sit still long emough for me to creep up on it!
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