you need to catch a coon in that diamond twenty two to clean it up...

Can yah level that pan without flipping the loose jaw?

Yes. If it's a common one or in poor "collectable" condition it really doesn't have any more value than an ordinary user. Providing it's in usable condition of course.

Well git out theahh an staaaht choppin!

I have a Newhouse 4 with a replaced dog and not very readable pan that gets set, lots of old muskrat traps, heck, some traps I bought new are over 50 years old, are they vintage now, I guess I am, still trapping.

Next season I'm going to do what Cohunt mentioned . I'm going to use one of my Diamond 34 spiral springs to catch a coyote ( on private land ) get the coyote tanned and display them together .

I think its Excellent

Had one of Gramps DLS set for rat and a fisher blew it up.
Big smile as fisher season is too complicated here and stars were not aligned.

Caught one coyote in a 3n and one miss in an old 3 jump.

How old is vintage? Maybe many of mine.

I try and set one of Gramps every season.

Nessmuck, that old B&L double underspring is what I have in my top dresser drawer when I leave on vacation, The narrow pan has a fake 20.00 bill wrapped around it. I have fake gold chains and old cell phone next to it. Chain is bolted to drawer.

I was burglarized once, when on vacation. If i ever get hit again, there will be some DNA left behind. State Cops were useless; could not get any prints in my house.

I recently bought a couple B&L 40's on T=man.

So to answer the question: Yes, I still deploy antique traps

Why wouldn't you-I set old Newhouses out for coyotes every year just cuz it's fun. As far as value goes what is a good collector trap worth-40 bucks--means nothing. If it has some sentimental value -now that is another story. I would still do it but a little more cautiously!!

Dont set the old ones with forged springs.The metal gets brittle with old age and you could snap a spring.

I run old traps all of the time. If they are just user price i run them if they work. I love long springs for beavers and some of my Victor #4's are real old. Victor 3N govt traps are still absolutely great traps and have a place on my line. I usually end up selling them though because folks like to spend a lot of money for them. Way more than i think they are worth.

I was using a Good Luck#0 for muskrat back in the day until i found out how "Nice" of a wall hanger it was price wise. It has since been hung up LOL.

Great Replys

I set my Blake & Lamb # 44's every spring at
castor mounds for beaver.

My #1 go to trap for beaver.

walleyed

I'm going to answer this question from the perspective of the trap.

I'm vintage and I still want to get used.

I love and use the old #2 Victor longs with cast jaws. Probably not worth much more than steel jaws. Actually any size cast jaw trap not in collectable condition gets used on my line.

Vintage-yes if it’s not valuable. If it’s worth more than a brand new one.... probably not. I use a lot of older, but good traps in high theft areas. I save my newer and expensive traps (made in USA always) where theft is less problematic. I use a lot of Victor longs and older 1.5 in high theft areas. I have some vintage traps that are not valuable but they are some of my favorites. Old style B and L longsprings and also Montgomery dogless traps are some of my favorites.

Some just want used

3N 's are my favorite for hay sets on red fox. They lay nice and can handle a lot of straw/hay