Very Vintage Routledge Mini Clay “Dove” Pigeon Trap Shoot Thrower -  BARN FIND!

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Very Vintage Routledge Mini Clay “Dove” Pigeon Trap Shoot Thrower -  BARN FIND!
This represents a real and rare Northern Minnesota barn find!
Precise age of the launcher is unknown but the case & 1/2 of old dove clays that are with it are wrapped in newspapers from 1939!
Tested and works!
One of the pictures shows the cocking-lever pulled back
- ready to release.
Routledge throwers are made of sturdy iron and this one was mounted to a large board for convenience and stability when using.
HEAVY!
If you are not familiar, dove clays are
much smaller than regular clay pigeons and were intended to simulate a fast and high-flying dove to test your shooting skills on.
A normal clay is 110mm in diameter ( 4.33 inches).
Mini/dove clays are around 60mm in diameter (2.36 inches).
This is truly a hard-to-find launcher today!
There are no markings on the clays themselves that indicate these are the old
“MoskeetO” style you sometimes read about.
As far as shipping goes, the launcher will be padded, well-boxed, and should travel quite nicely due to it being so sturdy.
The clays represents another story!  As they are just as fragile as eggs they will be boxed as a box-within-a-box with as much shock-absorbing padding added as will fit.
STILL…. It would be far-safer if you would consider simply coming to central Minnesota and getting it directly and avoiding the inevitable risk (so please be warned)!
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