Original U.S. Revolutionary War Era Blacksmith Made Iron Bear Trap from Northern New York - Possibly Hudson Bay Company - Circa 1790 - 1820 Receiver so the grip scales are

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

so it was installed on a uniform at one time

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

500 m at 74 km/h (8

most of the original factory final grind cross grain on both sides

Original U.S. Revolutionary War Era Blacksmith Made Iron Bear Trap from Northern New York - Possibly Hudson Bay Company - Circa 1790 - 1820 Receiver so the grip scales areOriginal 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