Yep, if that were the case, that lasso would be the Devil's rope. But that is not what this blog is about. This blog is about the barbed wire that was used to fence the west. There were a lot of different styles and I suppose they all were designed for a special use, but it got the nickname, Devil's Rope. Now, I don't know but I would guess that the open range cowboys gave it that name.
You sure wouldn't want to get tangled up in this:
I guess that everybody and their brother had their own idea of how barbed wire should be designed. Here is a sample of some of the wire used with the name and date listed:
This seems to the most common, at least of the ones I have seen up close:
The Devils Rope Barbed Wire Museum is the place to see all the old barbed wire fencing and its history. It is located in McLean, Texas and was officially opened in 1991. This is what it looks like:
If we are ever up in the panhandle area again, I would like to stop and see it. Now, don't any of you get tangled up in barbed wire but have a great day, you hear?
Ahhh never like barbed wire and what it did to horses's hides. But electric fencing, well well there is always some dumb kid who will try to pee on it!
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I have had my problems with both of them, but I never peed on one. Now, one time when I was a kid, I bumped into one and it hit that bone at the back of my neck. . . woo eee - tingled all over. Didn't like that.
DeleteI never liked barbed wire either. On the Appalachian Trail in many places they build a stile so that you can go up a few steps on one side and down the other. That doesn't work for dogs though - they don't want to climb up that contraption, so I always had to try to hold the barbed wire up enough so Smoky could get under it.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know that about the Appalachian Trail. I was always under the opinion that it all was owned by the park service. I should have known better.
DeleteTreat a horse that has gotten tangled in some. Where's my styptic pencil?
ReplyDeleteThat would not be a pretty sight. No fencing for horses should be made of barbed wire, in fact, I don't think it should be used for anything except prisons.
DeleteWe didn't use barbed wire... had electric fence for our goats. Come hunting season we had to lower the wire and take the fence chargers to the barn (also the goats)... folks who weren't even supposed to be on our land would cut the fence... too bad we didn't have barbed wire to snag their britches as they tried to cross over it.
ReplyDeleteI used to hunt a lot, but I respected peoples property and asked permission to hunt. If you were at home at the time you should have had them arrested for trespassing. . . or maybe some buckshot hitting the rear of their pants. .
DeleteInteresting stuff! Handled a lot of barb wire on the farm when I was a kid.
ReplyDeleteHope you were careful and wore real thick gloves.
DeleteAnd now of course there is razor wire. No safe place on the wire.
ReplyDeleteWade in NW Florida
Yes, I have seen pictures of that nasty stuff.
DeleteWe saw a huge collection of Barbed wire in Har Ber Village Museum in Grove Oklahoma, very interesting history.
ReplyDeleteThey have made some nasty looking barbed wire through the years, that is for sure, but it is great that they have museums that safely display it.
DeleteBack when we had a biker's meet, a camera man tried to go thru a half fallen barbed wire fence,,my bro had to help him get out...lol
ReplyDeleteI bet that camera man was hurting, but thanks to your bro, got out OK.
DeleteO yeah, he showed up at the house after that, asking if we had any super glue, said he had broken a 3000. lens on his camera. We did, i handed it to him and he smeared it all over his lips!!! Said, not drinking any more! hahahahah
ReplyDeleteI wonder how many years it took him to get his lips apart??
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