Original British 18th Century Wrought Iron Chain Gang or Slave Trade Leg Irons MP 34 Original Items: All Sales Final

Original Items: All Sales Final

but this was not a hard and fast rule

Weight: 255 lbs

This example is in good display condition

with no major cracks or dents

Original British 18th Century Wrought Iron Chain Gang or Slave Trade Leg Irons MP 34 Original Items: All Sales FinalOriginal Item: Only One Available. These came out of an English Country Estate with an affluent history and may well have been left over from the old Slave Trade. As much as we would deplore it today, 250 years ago the Slave Trade was considered respectable and frankly a good financial proposition. So here they are, made of hand wrought iron with hoops for each ankle, and a running chain to connect the two ends. This would have then been secured to