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Antique Foothold Bear Trap - Blacksmith -European? #6899599 06/14/20 06:49 PM 06/14/20 06:49 PM
Joined: Jun 2020 Posts: 25 Florida Antiques850 OP trapper
Antiques850 OP trapper Joined: Jun 2020 Posts: 25 Florida	was able to snag this one up, but no makers mark. It is definitely a blacksmith special as it is actually pretty crude. Now if it was one of the OLD OLD ones, that would be cool. I'm not super versed in trapping, but antiques i'm there. The chain looks forge welded. It has a what I think is a really cool repair on one of the jaws. Back then you didn't just buy another, you fixed what you had. Anymore info about age, place of manufacturer, and anything would be great. By the way, I think the repair gives it some awesome character. Thanks for any help. "A nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten." Calvin Coolidge.

Re: Antique Foothold Bear Trap - Blacksmith -European? [Re: Antiques850] #6899603 06/14/20 06:56 PM 06/14/20 06:56 PM
Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 4,191 Eau Claire Wi Trap Setter trapper
Trap Setter trapper Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 4,191 Eau Claire Wi	Sorry I'm no help but that's super cool with the repair Life sure is tough when you don't learn from the mistakes of others.

Re: Antique Foothold Bear Trap - Blacksmith -European? [Re: Trap Setter] #6899611 06/14/20 06:59 PM 06/14/20 06:59 PM
Joined: Jun 2020 Posts: 25 Florida Antiques850 OP trapper
Antiques850 OP trapper Joined: Jun 2020 Posts: 25 Florida	thanks, I said the exact same thing when I saw it. I love the repair. Now days, you just toss and buy new. "A nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten." Calvin Coolidge.

Re: Antique Foothold Bear Trap - Blacksmith -European? [Re: Antiques850] #6899659 06/14/20 07:49 PM 06/14/20 07:49 PM
Joined: May 2016 Posts: 1,306 Maine J Jonnytrapper trapper
Jonnytrapper trapper J Joined: May 2016 Posts: 1,306 Maine	Looks a lot like a newhouse to me Last edited by Jonnytrapper; 06/14/20 07:59 PM.

Re: Antique Foothold Bear Trap - Blacksmith -European? [Re: Antiques850] #6899663 06/14/20 07:56 PM 06/14/20 07:56 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 41,985 Northern Maine Bruce T trapper
Bruce T trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 41,985 Northern Maine	Very nice. Nevada bound

Re: Antique Foothold Bear Trap - Blacksmith -European? [Re: Antiques850] #6899909 06/15/20 01:29 AM 06/15/20 01:29 AM
Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 1,578 MT S Slick Pan trapper
Slick Pan trapper S Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 1,578 MT	Appears to be a Newhouse commercial made bear trap with 15 jaws.Chain has been reworked with clevises.Pan has been changed.Has some value as a wall hanger.Could also work to trap gators.

Re: Antique Foothold Bear Trap - Blacksmith -European? [Re: Antiques850] #6899948 06/15/20 06:12 AM 06/15/20 06:12 AM
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 20,337 The Hill Country of Texas Leftlane "HOSS"
Leftlane "HOSS" Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 20,337 The Hill Country of Texas	I am not in the know like some on here but I do agree it is a Newhouse that has been worked over. Very cool find! “What’s good for me may not be good for the weak minded.” Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers

Re: Antique Foothold Bear Trap - Blacksmith -European? [Re: Antiques850] #6899986 06/15/20 07:41 AM 06/15/20 07:41 AM
Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 14,129 Michigan T Trapper Dahlgren trapper
Trapper Dahlgren trapper T Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 14,129 Michigan	nice !!!

Re: Antique Foothold Bear Trap - Blacksmith -European? [Re: Antiques850] #6900156 06/15/20 12:30 PM 06/15/20 12:30 PM
Joined: May 2013 Posts: 5,109 Northern Michigan J J.Morse trapper
J.Morse trapper J Joined: May 2013 Posts: 5,109 Northern Michigan	I'm also of the opinion it is not blacksmith made, but rather, blacksmith repaired. Cool old trap. Wish I had one like that myself. Great addition to your he-man trapper lodge!

Re: Antique Foothold Bear Trap - Blacksmith -European? [Re: Antiques850] #6900236 06/15/20 02:35 PM 06/15/20 02:35 PM
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 4,831 central arkansas T the Blak Spot trapper
the Blak Spot trapper T Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 4,831 central arkansas	Springs look like the ones on a sleepy creek 4.5 long the just shall live by faith member FTA, ATA, EAFT 1776 - the year we told a tyrant we weren't to be under a dictator Caveat ater macula

Re: Antique Foothold Bear Trap - Blacksmith -European? [Re: Antiques850] #6900280 06/15/20 03:37 PM 06/15/20 03:37 PM
Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 16,376 Iowa ~ADC~ The Count
~ADC~ The Count Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 16,376 Iowa	Be interesting to know if that jaw was broken or cut and why if it was cut? You could make up some pretty cool stories as to what or who was caught in it...

Re: Antique Foothold Bear Trap - Blacksmith -European? [Re: Antiques850] #6900351 06/15/20 05:05 PM 06/15/20 05:05 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 63,092 Minnesota 330-Trapper trapper
330-Trapper trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 63,092 Minnesota	Awesome find NRA and NTA Life Member www.BackroadsRevised@etsy.com

Re: Antique Foothold Bear Trap - Blacksmith -European? [Re: 330-Trapper] #6900422 06/15/20 06:48 PM 06/15/20 06:48 PM
Joined: Jun 2020 Posts: 25 Florida Antiques850 OP trapper
Antiques850 OP trapper Joined: Jun 2020 Posts: 25 Florida	thank you "A nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten." Calvin Coolidge.

Re: Antique Foothold Bear Trap - Blacksmith -European? [Re: Antiques850] #6900433 06/15/20 07:02 PM 06/15/20 07:02 PM
Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 649 Europe P Pest's Dad trapper
Pest's Dad trapper P Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 649 Europe	LuvAntiques " European? "; I think I might have seen about One trap with a round pan. Ever. Small, round pans are American. Here, we 99% used square. Some European stuff had 'roundish' pans. But, they'd always be what you guys would consider monstrously large.

Re: Antique Foothold Bear Trap - Blacksmith -European? [Re: Pest's Dad] #6900444 06/15/20 07:12 PM 06/15/20 07:12 PM
Joined: Jun 2020 Posts: 25 Florida Antiques850 OP trapper
Antiques850 OP trapper Joined: Jun 2020 Posts: 25 Florida	thank you. ya i really think it is an american Newhouse #15 with maybe a replaced pan. "A nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten." Calvin Coolidge.

Re: Antique Foothold Bear Trap - Blacksmith -European? [Re: the Blak Spot] #6900474 06/15/20 07:54 PM 06/15/20 07:54 PM
Joined: Jun 2020 Posts: 25 Florida Antiques850 OP trapper
Antiques850 OP trapper Joined: Jun 2020 Posts: 25 Florida	I'm assuming most foothold traps are similar springs, these are much bigger than the 4.5 "A nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten." Calvin Coolidge.

Re: Antique Foothold Bear Trap - Blacksmith -European? [Re: ~ADC~] #6900477 06/15/20 07:55 PM 06/15/20 07:55 PM
Joined: Jun 2020 Posts: 25 Florida Antiques850 OP trapper
Antiques850 OP trapper Joined: Jun 2020 Posts: 25 Florida	ADC - pm sent. thanks "A nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten." Calvin Coolidge.

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