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Military / Defense / field operations/survival | | English term or phrase: treadle snare | | While operating in enemy territory, a soldier might need to trap and prepare his own food. This is a type of snare. Even with the photo provided, I'm unable to nail down an equivalent. It may be that an explanation is required rather than an equivalent, if it exists. |
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4 hrs confidence:   collet à ressort
Explanation:
collet pendu à un arc
http://www.gnb.ca/0062/regl/84-124.htm - Translate this page
"collet à ressort » désigne un collet consistant en un lacet de fil de fer .... c)à prendre au piège la martre dans la zone d'aménagement 14, 15 ou 18 à 27 ..."
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Note added at 4 hrs (2011-12-05 06:27:32 GMT)
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"Use a treadle snare against small game on a trail (Left). Dig a shallow hole in the trail. Then drive a forked stick (fork down) into the ground on each side of the hole on the same side of the trail. Select two fairly straight sticks that span the two forks. Position these two sticks so that their ends engage the forks. Place several sticks over the hole in the trail by positioning one end over the lower horizontal stick and the other on the ground on the other side of the hole. Cover the hole with enough sticks so that the prey must step on at least one of them to set off the snare. Tie one end of a piece of cordage to a twitch-up or to a weight suspended over a tree limb. Bend the twitch-up or raise the suspended weight to determine where you will tie a 1" (5 cm) or so long trigger. Form a noose with the other end of the cordage. Route and spread the noose over the top of the sticks over the hole. Place the trigger stick against the horizontal sticks and route the cordage behind the sticks so that the tension of the power source will hold it in place. Adjust the bottom horizontal stick so that it will barely hold against the trigger. A the animal places its foot on a stick across the hole, the bottom horizontal stick moves down, releasing the trigger and allowing the noose to catch the animal by the foot. The bigger the sapling, the stronger the trap.
The first time I saw the "Treadle Spring Snare" was in Vietnam. The VC set these type snares all along jungle trails. The noose was replaced with falling logs and were usually full of sharpened bamboo strips. The strips were poisoned with human feces. I've had a serious aversion to this trap ever since 1968. However, it is a very functional trap. It can be made as big, or as small, as you want. Made human size, it's lethal. Rambo would be proud of this trap. "
http://www.rogueturtle.com/articles/traps_ii.php
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Note added at 12 hrs (2011-12-05 14:39:18 GMT)
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"snare" is not "trap" and implies un collet/un lacet/un lacs
avec un ressort, c'est un piège à souris, à taupe, à loup. Cf image
http://tinyurl.com/pi-ges-a-ressort
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