What is it part 2

Sorry for the multiple posts but I’m not tech savvy.... more pics that I couldnt figure out how to add to original. Thanks

Very old hand forged with single pin construction(jaws ). Big trap but must have been for beaver due to the lack of teeth. I would guess that it dates between 1800 and 1850. Mostly all original, one knuckle spring is likely original and the smaller is a later replacement. Jaw form is unusually long for width. I would GUESS that it was constructed by an experienced smith in the northeastern US.

I think the two rivets on the pan plate indicates a much larger pan, originally.
Also appears to be a nut on the pan post. That's kinda different. IMO

That's a really neat old trap. It's amazing the variety in the old trap designs, before everything became mass produced.

Arturo,

Where did you pick up that trap? There was a very well known wolf trapper in northern Minnesota that made a lot of his wolf traps from gathered parts. His name was Buck Snyder and one of the distinguishing features of his traps was a small pan.

He worked for the Minnesoata DNR doing ADC work in the '50-'60's and was very well known in northern Minnesota.

I remember hearing somewhere that's it's not a great idea to compress the early hand forged springs as they can sometimes break.

VERY GOOD OBSERVATION !!!!! .......... And that should apply to all collector traps.

Sorry it’s taken so long to reply. I got it at an antique store here in Pennsylvania. Thanks fo the info

Thanks everyone for your input. I thought it was a unique trap too and bought it for that reason.