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Offline coyote trapper1928

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Blake & Lamb Traps : Are they going to be made again?
« on: March 30, 2004, 11:32:52 AM »
:D Hi:

          Does anyone know if Blake & Lamb traps are going to be made again?  I heard that someone bought the production rights to that trap. Would be nice to see that line of traps brought back into production.

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Blake & Lamb Traps : Are they going to
« Reply #1 on: March 30, 2004, 02:34:33 PM »
I heard that the B&L patents were sold, but who did the buying I don't know.   My best guess if their made in the USA, with the high labor cost, they will be very expensive.   If their foregin made they will probably be more affordable.   The thing about B&L traps were the springs.   They had the strongest  and longest lasting springs in the business.
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« Reply #2 on: March 30, 2004, 05:35:09 PM »
I doubt that there are any patents on B and Ls left in force.Most patents run 17 years.Mine on my stabilizers runs 20.They went out of business a long time ago,so I seriously doubt there is anything of theirs with patent protection still in force.
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« Reply #3 on: March 31, 2004, 01:10:49 AM »
I would be nice if someone came up with a 1.5 LS that would remain strong for a reasonable length of time. The only company making the 1.5 LS today is Sleepy, and in my opinion they are weak and chinsey in comparison to most of the used B&L's still out there.  It amazes me that this size trap was discontinued by most.  If B&L steel was brought back, and the 1.5 LS trap was manufactured the same way, I would back the truck up to the door and have them fill it.
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« Reply #4 on: May 15, 2004, 09:23:38 AM »
My b & l #3 longs are my favorite trap , my dad gave me a dozen last
season . they were brand new , old fart had them hidden .  Yes I'm
back online .  Lil Joe
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« Reply #5 on: May 15, 2004, 12:09:23 PM »
I've got a few B & L #2 longs that I beefed up and they still have similar spring strength to when they came out of the box. I've got a 1-1/2 coil B & L that is still pretty snappy, too. My victor 1-1/2 springs went dead long before this one ever will.
The #44 double long was a real nice big model. Nice big pan, and set very easily over my knee. Nice beaver trap when tweaked a little.
I'd like to see some similar models come back around, too. The sleepy creeks were a decent breakout into the current market. Those Montana #3s are a great carbon copy of the old monty's, too. Some companys are showing some great manufacturing specs, which is nice to see. Even Dukes are not the same Dukes that were produced some time back, when "cheaper" models were hitting the market in bulk. The trapping community overall were not fans of weak springs, thin mil steel, and poorly stamped out components. But, as was mentioned earlier, manufacturing costs, material costs, and labor costs would make it extremely difficult to produce anything decent that would be affordable for any of us.
We can only hope, though...
Jim-NE
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