Rarity
Value
Years made
Anything

I know where and who
Even found a couple of pictures on google but links to trapperman were no longer available

No idea, but it looks cool!

Water n Woods?
Not common
1970s
20-40 bucks
I may be wrong on everything

Yep water & woods
Made in Indiana
That's all I know

I had a couple and traded them away years ago

Woods &a Water. Only made for a short period of time.

In my opinion, 20 to 40 bucks is rather high. More like $10.00 to $20.00. IMO

Yes I got 2 of them at flea market a year ago . The guy said is dad made them. Got them for 10.00 dollars each. and they were like new.

You will probably never see where I differ from wissmiss because she is the knowing of traps, but this time I have to disagree with Nancy. That trap is called the spur trap and was made in the year of 1903. Is was made special for trapping on the Rio Grande. The spur, would not kill the critter, but would put a distinctive part in it's hair to distinguish the fur which determined if it were Mexican or American. It saved a many of trapper from having to pay a percentage to the Mexican Gov't. It's extremely rare and on ebay will fetch 15,000. Great find!

Woods & Water killer made 1981 - 1982. Schultz Manufacturing value is like most everybody said about $10

Catch22, you are certainly entitled to disagree with me and I appreciate that you are doing so in a civil manner.

I will stick with my determination that it is a Woods & Water made in the early 1980s.

I will say this, if in fact the trap in question is a "spur trap", I'm a lot richer than I knew because I have a dozen of those traps, in new condition. Just saying.

Nancy, no disrespect lol, you nailed it, I was just having fun. You always nail it with your knowledge, I'm just a skosh feeling onry tonight lol.

Well, you got me. I thought your post was legit. Good job! Sad part is - I'm not as rich as I thought. . Easy come, easy go.

You should keep in mind that pay back is sweet and can happen at any time.......................

Hahaha :

Catch you skosh!!! LOL!

Bless you, you are THE wealth of knowledge on old traps and we all know that. I just got a little sideways this evening. So, I got one coming, I'll just wait lol.....

I am scratching my head trying to figure out what animals that they were designed to catch.

Catch22 and wissmiss - Thanks to both of you. Made my morning. (Rio Grande Spur Trap - HA!).

I would guess muskrat. They have a mounting bracket that appears to be designed to go on to a stick/pole.

I thank you all for the information it is a very differnt trap and I like catch22s valuation better, but accept the truth of it not being a rare exotic platypus live trap for studies in the wilds of Australia

I just checked Ebay, one got 11.50 + 9.85 shipping.

i would like to see a photo of the trap set.
Maybe I could understand it better

I think it may be dangerous to set. That moving jaw/spring steel could put a hole in you. A well as I would think Damage fur if not caught right

That would be my thoughts.

I may try to set it for a picture but I think maybe it's bent a little and will not set But I am guessing on how exactly to set it