Fenn MK1 Rabbit Trap

[Netter 0]

I have been busy cleaning up some of my Dads ancient collection of MK1 Rabbit Traps, as I'm going to Speed Dip them for him, while cleaning them up I noticed that some have different shaped jaws, seemingly the newer ones so I'm presuming that it's an improvement in them.

 

 

Also out of curiosity who still stamps their initials into the trap pan incase someone knicks them?

Edited August 7, 2008 by Netter

[Rolfe 2]

Wow......green with envy here........super condition those traps are!

 

Ditch or OTC.........Will tell you about the different jaw designs.

[Netter 0]

I'm doing 3 dozen for my old man, these were the ones in the worse condition.

[Rolfe 2]

I'm doing 3 dozen for my old man, these were the ones in the worse condition.

Three dozen Mk 1 Fenns........bloody hell.......keep hold of them mate if they are in good nick.

[ianrob 2]

Thanks for bringing back memories mate. Many years ago, when my dad was still alive, we used a few of these traps, and I'd forgotten about them. Very good they were too. We had a couple of buries in the middle of fields under electricity pylons and the rabbits wouldn't bolt to ferrets very well at all. We cleared them using these traps, though eventually after a few years of problems the estate keepers cymaged them. We were only amateurs and with limited time available mustn't have sorted the problem quick enough. For whatever reason once they were gassed, I don't remember them being recolonised.

[Netter 0]

I have just opened my parcel from Ohio and inside I found 1 Gallon of Speed Dip. This weekend I'm going to Dip every trap I own.

 

[OldTrapCollector 377]

Wow......green with envy here........super condition those traps are!

 

Ditch or OTC.........Will tell you about the different jaw designs.

 

Netter,

 

They are both 'recognised' variations of the Mk I Rabbit trap. Fenn was constantly making alterations to them - to make them better, cheaper or simply because that was all he had at hand to make them with.

 

I know another trapper that swears by them - and he knows a thing or two about trapping rabbits. I couldn't get on with them myself - I much prefer the Imbra as a rabbit trap

 

OTC

[dogs-n-natives 1,182]

Lovely to see those traps in such good nick!

 

Could I butt in, and ask how much that trap dip was? PM if you prefer. Or can any similar, be obtained in this country?

 

Many thanks

 

DnN

[Netter 0]

Lovely to see those traps in such good nick!

 

Could I butt in, and ask how much that trap dip was? PM if you prefer. Or can any similar, be obtained in this country?

 

Many thanks

 

DnN

 

John b was selling 1 Quart tins for £19 + £5 post and packing HERE

So that made me look into sourcing some myself, after sending a few emails I found somebody who would send me a 1 Gallon tin (4 Quarts) for the princley sum of £36 all in, Air Mail Shipped straight to my door in 6 days.

[dogs-n-natives 1,182]

Lovely to see those traps in such good nick!

 

Could I butt in, and ask how much that trap dip was? PM if you prefer. Or can any similar, be obtained in this country?

 

Many thanks

 

DnN

 

John b was selling 1 Quart tins for £19 + £5 post and packing HERE

So that made me look into sourcing some myself, after sending a few emails I found somebody who would send me a 1 Gallon tin (4 Quarts) for the princley sum of £36 all in, Air Mail Shipped straight to my door in 6 days.

Excellent, thanks bud!