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24th August 2022, 01:17 AM | #1 |
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Forged cool stuff
Good luck for the first person to solve what these 2 items I acquired are.
Hint they are both Native from Prince Edward Island Canada. |
24th August 2022, 05:33 AM | #2 |
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Something to do with the sealing industry maybe?
Stu |
24th August 2022, 08:42 AM | #3 |
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Hi Joe,
Item one is a eel fishing spear (self explanatory) Item two is for leading bulls or large animals You put pincher into the nose, squeese the handle and catch the middle bit of the nose, then you can lead the docile animal. Do I win a prize? Regards Ken |
25th August 2022, 01:03 AM | #4 |
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thanks for trying,
Item one is an eel fishing spear, specifically mi'kmaq , for the Winter, the summer version is different. Item Two, Is locally called, fox tongs, used for restraining foxes by the neck, during the gold rush that was the silver fox fur trade. |
4th September 2022, 01:52 AM | #5 |
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some more forged stuff from pei i just aquired,
#1 a wheat sickle? #2 a Russel green river works , skinner/ scalper # 3 ???? something for digging or carving out a canoe? |
4th September 2022, 12:02 PM | #6 |
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Eel fishing spears (gaffs) look different in my neck of the woods.
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