How Old do you think this chain and swivel marked US, is?

I don't know for sure but would guess around WW1. It sure is cool!!

I think it’s older than that catch, the links look forge welded. But it could be from then. It’s a cool old piece for sure!!!

That is a really cool swivel, thanks for sharing, btw no idea on age.

I was thinking World War one myself, the chain links are two uniform to be Forge welded I believe. I'm still hoping somebody is on here that knows the actual age or time frame it was made in.

No idea but that's cool. I have one very similar to that but stamped Cleveland Electra. I thought it was stamped US so I just checked.

It appears to be an antique harness trace chain - turn of 20th century or older perhaps. Source: http://bruceborowsky.com/wiring/harness-trace-chains-for-antique.html

Wow, was hitched to some government mule a hundred twenty years ago. I wonder what it pulled?

Thank You for the Help...Now that is cool!!!

That's cool

You might post this on the Trap Collector forum. Not saying it is a trap chain but it looks like something a trap collector might know about.

OP, If that was an actual trace chain from a government mule harness. Nothing has changed ! The Links have no stress wear marks. Nothing has changed in Government , No Work....... Tut

I have a section of chain that is very similar. Mine does not have the ring on one end. Mine is attached to a # 3 Newhouse double long. Trap has an OC pan. The chain attachment to the spring of the trap does not look to be messed with but that is just my,opinion. I’m probably wrong. Here are some pics.






Any comments? Speculation on how this chain got on this trap? Thanks

Wissmiss I have a piece of chsin like that around here somewhere. I always figured it was connected to the Calvary, it looks like the chain used for hooking to single trees.

I just looked at the entire post and see this has already been said.

Pretty cool. I wonder too if its a Newhouse addition or a trapper did it with a piece of salvage chain?

Boy this got pulled up from long time ago.

I've kept that chain section

Wouldn't surprise me if those chains spent a good part of their life in a warehouse before being sold off as surplus. Govt stuff is usually of two types used until worn out or sitting useless until no longer needed.

Not a Newhouse addition but a trapper mod at some point. I have picked up several of these over the years and they do make a pretty cool trap chain - just not correct for a collector trap.