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All time best selling trap #8398633
05/06/25 02:56 AM
05/06/25 02:56 AM
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Central Pennsylvania
Nittany Lion Offline OP
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What is the all time best selling trap? My guess would be the number 1 Victor longspring.


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Re: All time best selling trap [Re: Nittany Lion] #8398635
05/06/25 03:28 AM
05/06/25 03:28 AM
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Eau Claire Wi
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I would guess Victor mouse trap


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Re: All time best selling trap [Re: Nittany Lion] #8398641
05/06/25 04:31 AM
05/06/25 04:31 AM
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a few years ago duke 1 1/2 today duke dogproof fur boom could easy have been victor one


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Re: All time best selling trap [Re: Nittany Lion] #8398649
05/06/25 05:16 AM
05/06/25 05:16 AM
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Size 10 wedding ring

Re: All time best selling trap [Re: Nittany Lion] #8398659
05/06/25 05:51 AM
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new york
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110 or 1.5 coil spring.

Re: All time best selling trap [Re: Nittany Lion] #8398676
05/06/25 06:30 AM
05/06/25 06:30 AM
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Northern Maine
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Conibears


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Re: All time best selling trap [Re: Nittany Lion] #8398694
05/06/25 07:10 AM
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Idaho
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Idaho
I'd guess Victor #1 longspring

Re: All time best selling trap [Re: Nittany Lion] #8398696
05/06/25 07:24 AM
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Alabama (Bama for short) 108 y...
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Probably the 1.5 coil.


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Re: All time best selling trap [Re: Nittany Lion] #8398707
05/06/25 08:02 AM
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1-1/2 Duke Coil


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Re: All time best selling trap [Re: Trap Setter] #8398722
05/06/25 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Trap Setter
I would guess Victor mouse trap


I'd bet this is the correct answer.

Re: All time best selling trap [Re: WI Outdoors] #8398737
05/06/25 09:46 AM
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Originally Posted by WI Outdoors
Size 10 wedding ring


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Re: All time best selling trap [Re: white marlin] #8398758
05/06/25 10:14 AM
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Originally Posted by white marlin
Originally Posted by Trap Setter
I would guess Victor mouse trap


I'd bet this is the correct answer.

I agree and would add to that their wooden rat trap. Haven't seen a better one on the market.


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Re: All time best selling trap [Re: Nittany Lion] #8398764
05/06/25 10:21 AM
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For the $$ amount...I'd say the MB550.


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Re: All time best selling trap [Re: Jtrapper] #8398767
05/06/25 10:25 AM
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Kentucky
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Originally Posted by Jtrapper
Probably the 1.5 coil.

Yep, best selling foothold, IMO...Particularly the Victor 1.5 coil.


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Re: All time best selling trap [Re: ky_coyote_hunter] #8398778
05/06/25 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by ky_coyote_hunter
Originally Posted by Jtrapper
Probably the 1.5 coil.

Yep, best selling foothold, IMO...Particularly the Victor 1.5 coil.

That was always my favorite coon and mink trap.


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Re: All time best selling trap [Re: Nittany Lion] #8398780
05/06/25 10:54 AM
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In the book "The steel trap in North America " when you research a trap it will show you how many were made each year. I have to agree with the Victor #1 longspring. Yes, I do understand that if ten million traps were made in one year they may not all have sold that year. But I believe they sold within a few years of production.


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Re: All time best selling trap [Re: Nittany Lion] #8398787
05/06/25 11:13 AM
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#1 long spring it’s been around forever


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Re: All time best selling trap [Re: Nittany Lion] #8398837
05/06/25 01:07 PM
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Mouse trap aside, I'd also say the #1 long

Re: All time best selling trap [Re: Law Dog] #8398853
05/06/25 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Law Dog
#1 long spring it’s been around forever


Been using it since 1960.


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Re: All time best selling trap [Re: Nittany Lion] #8398860
05/06/25 02:49 PM
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Kentucky
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Been thinking on this some more...."All time" might just be the #1 longspring....Bet the 1 1/2 coil sold best during the fur boom years up until present, but that might be proven wrong as well.


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Re: All time best selling trap [Re: Nittany Lion] #8398861
05/06/25 03:01 PM
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Central Pennsylvania
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I should have specified trap for fur bearing animals, that would eliminate the mouse trap. All time is the key, the coil spring has not been around as long as the long spring.


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it tells me why I wanted to go there.
Re: All time best selling trap [Re: Nittany Lion] #8398865
05/06/25 03:22 PM
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Iowa
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You may well be right on the #1 long springs NL. I'm sure since the 1970's the 1.5 coils have out-sold the #1 longs by a lot, but prior a lot of the #1's were sold.

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