Sparrow houses

Mikeymutt · Jun 7, 2015

two very dilapidated houses deep in the middle of the Suffolk countryside,these two houses have been derelict for quite a while now.to be honest I was not expecting to be still there,not a lot in there but I still enjoyed them.when I went through the first door there was a fine bit of wire tied across the door frame about shin height.and a little later man gone wrong found another one tied across but this was attached to some crude device with a spent bullet shell in there..made me feel a bit uneasy after never seeing this before in an old property

And this was the trip wire trap in all its glory..

HughieD · Jun 7, 2015

Suffolk has these little beauties aplenty. As always an excellent set.

The Wombat · Jun 8, 2015

They look great, very photogenic
excellent photos as always

oldscrote · Jun 8, 2015

Very nice that.
That's the bottom of a shotgun cartridge with the shot emptied out I guess the idea was to make a bang and scare an intruder(or urbexer) away

UrbanX · Jun 8, 2015

Nice one, still plenty to see there.
Thanks for sharing

flyboys90 · Jun 8, 2015

That's an interesting little trap and I think would scare the living daylights out of anyone,Great shots and thanks for sharing.

Dirus_Strictus · Jun 8, 2015

oldscrote said:
Very nice that.
That's the bottom of a shotgun cartridge with the shot emptied out I guess the idea was to make a bang and scare an intruder(or urbexer) away

A very crude 'trip gun' - all to common around the countryside 60 odd years ago. This device was obviously meant to fire just the percussion cap in the cut off cartridge head. However, it was not unknown for some of the more reckless keepers to load the things with unaltered cartridges filled with bird shot - the grenade effect being most spectacular. It was also possible to find examples of the Victorian black powder trip gun back then - especially in the outbuildings of an old gamekeepers cottage. These lethal devices were loaded with shot and the barrel set at knee height - in those days the local poachers were not going to get their hands on his Lordship's deer. Sadly the inhumane poaching of deer seems to be on the rise these days, due to the high cost of farmed venison.

Mikeymutt · Jun 8, 2015

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Dirus_Strictus said:
A very crude 'trip gun' - all to common around the countryside 60 odd years ago. This device was obviously meant to fire just the percussion cap in the cut off cartridge head. However, it was not unknown for some of the more reckless keepers to load the things with unaltered cartridges filled with bird shot - the grenade effect being most spectacular. It was also possible to find examples of the Victorian black powder trip gun back then - especially in the outbuildings of an old gamekeepers cottage. These lethal devices were loaded with shot and the barrel set at knee height - in those days the local poachers were not going to get their hands on his Lordship's deer. Sadly the inhumane poaching of deer seems to be on the rise these days, due to the high cost of farmed venison.

I was unsure what the exact set up was,I posted the pic on a forum and I got a lot of similar answers.not as detailed as yours though thank you.someone even said they have been filled with rock salt.i guess that could sting a fair bit..

smiler · Jun 8, 2015

Lovely post and pics Micky, loved the Aga, get yourself a flac jacket from eBay, Thank

DiggerDen · Jun 8, 2015

Beautiful set of photos.

zanderoy · Jun 8, 2015

It's a gamekeepers poachers trap

gingrove · Jun 8, 2015

It's a 12 bore alarm mine, You can still buy them along with the special black powder blanks ( normal cartridges with the shot removed normaly just blow the powder out when the primer goes off) or you can get an adaptor to make them fire 16mm mini flares if you think that poachers are going to come into an area that you are watching! It looks like that one has been there a long time. Great set of pics thanks for posting.

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