Original U.S. Revolutionary War Era Blacksmith Made Iron Bear Trap from Northern New York - Possibly Hudson Bay Company - Circa 1790 - 1820 Receiver There are no name markings

There are no name markings that we can find

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

The whole set is in lovely

so it was installed on a uniform at one time

Original U.S. Revolutionary War Era Blacksmith Made Iron Bear Trap from Northern New York - Possibly Hudson Bay Company - Circa 1790 - 1820 Receiver There are no name markingsOriginal 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