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Interesting Chain Rig #6582864 07/28/19 10:10 AM 07/28/19 10:10 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 746 Tennessee Deerhunter51 OP trapper
Deerhunter51 OP trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 746 Tennessee	I picked up a pile of barn fresh No 4's and one old small pan model had this interesting chain rig. The swivel is attached to the base with an old cold shut and 24 links of 4.5 chain attached to the other side with a couple more cold shuts. Surely a trapper modified rig but I haven't seen this type of swivel before. Anyone come across a swivel like this?

Re: Interesting Chain Rig [Re: Deerhunter51] #6582906 07/28/19 10:55 AM 07/28/19 10:55 AM
Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 1,353 North Cass Co. Minnesota DiggerDale trapper
DiggerDale trapper Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 1,353 North Cass Co. Minnesota	Nice finds Dwight.... I have found a few trapper modified chains using that style swivel. I think that was a pretty universal swivel design for early blacksmiths. Later some may have even been factory made..

Re: Interesting Chain Rig [Re: Deerhunter51] #6582913 07/28/19 11:12 AM 07/28/19 11:12 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 746 Tennessee Deerhunter51 OP trapper
Deerhunter51 OP trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 746 Tennessee	Thanks Dale, I figured you probably had a pile of them. Looks like it was a pretty old modification.

Re: Interesting Chain Rig [Re: Deerhunter51] #6582927 07/28/19 11:50 AM 07/28/19 11:50 AM
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 1,078 Central Texas - Erath- Real Co... Ol' Smoke trapper
Ol' Smoke trapper Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 1,078 Central Texas - Erath- Real Co...	Thanks for posting guys. ---- CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE----Bye, Bye Miss American Pie----

Re: Interesting Chain Rig [Re: Deerhunter51] #6583896 07/29/19 07:28 PM 07/29/19 07:28 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 746 Tennessee Deerhunter51 OP trapper
Deerhunter51 OP trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 746 Tennessee	A little light cleaning on the small pan and found a bonus... Turned into a nice little pile of 4's...

Re: Interesting Chain Rig [Re: Deerhunter51] #6584288 07/30/19 09:16 AM 07/30/19 09:16 AM
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 1,078 Central Texas - Erath- Real Co... Ol' Smoke trapper
Ol' Smoke trapper Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 1,078 Central Texas - Erath- Real Co...	I don't have my book here, but that's an old stamp. ---- CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE----Bye, Bye Miss American Pie----

Re: Interesting Chain Rig [Re: Deerhunter51] #6584398 07/30/19 12:38 PM 07/30/19 12:38 PM
Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 1,353 North Cass Co. Minnesota DiggerDale trapper
DiggerDale trapper Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 1,353 North Cass Co. Minnesota	Looks like you cleaned them up real nice... It's a good feeling to find unexpected markings...

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