Reuthe_Trap_Gun
- At July 27, 2017
- By Great Quail
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Double-barrel cast iron percussion animal trap gun by F. Reuthe of Hartford, patented in 1857. Bait is speared on the arrows, which then trigger the twin .30 caliber barrels.
Photograph from Cowan’s Auctions.
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