Original U.S. Revolutionary War Era Blacksmith Made Iron Bear Trap from Northern New York - Possibly Hudson Bay Company - Circa 1790 - 1820 Receiver Year of Manufacture: 1887 -

Year of Manufacture: 1887 - Refit later

The whole set is in lovely

Complete black lining

and is nicely Waffenamt WaAA10 marked on the left side of the breech

so the grip scales are still quite firmly in place on the handle

Original U.S. Revolutionary War Era Blacksmith Made Iron Bear Trap from Northern New York - Possibly Hudson Bay Company - Circa 1790 - 1820 Receiver Year of Manufacture: 1887 -Original Item: One of a Kind. From the early days of trapping in North America here is a very early and primitive wrought Iron Bear Trap, as used in the dense pine forests when everyone wanted a genuine Bear Skin Over Coat. This example is complete with two major Springs on either end , has a toothed set of clamps and even the original anchoring chain with three barbed hooks to anchor the trap securing the wild beast until the hunter returned. A