Taylor Fur Getter trap gun - photo

[Altair]

Taylor Fur Getter trap gun.



More:

https://www.guns.com/news/2012/07/23...tter-sure-shot


Previously:

1905 revolver with axe for stock - photo
Sturmgewehr 44 rifle with curved barrel and periscope - GIF
Blake rifle with 7-round rotary magazine
Desert Eagle ring of fire - GIF
Percussion belt pistol - photo
CIA Deer gun - photos

[ranald]

wonder how many non intended targets were harmed.

[neilbourjaily]

Looks like a down the throat device. Bite the meat, trigger the hammer.

[clavius]

Looks like a down the throat device. Bite the meat, trigger the hammer.

That was close to the idea. The hook was the trigger and you would bait it with a piece of meet as you mentioned. I'd read about these before but the link in the orignal post has some interesting info. Apparenltly, you could set how high it shot above the hook (low for small animals, higher for larger ones) such that it would deliver a point blank shot directly to the animals head. That would quickly kill the animal (even with the small .22 round) and also not cause damage to the pelt, as these were developed during the height of the fur trade.