Original U.S. WWII Office of Strategic Services OSS “Tetrapod” Barbed Caltrop Cleaned & Complete Antique Guns as expected from an item

as expected from an item that used in the sweaty interior of a U-boat

but stopped trading in 1962

each blued and unmarked

with the areas on top faded to more of a plum patina

The cap nipple cones both look to be original

Original U.S. WWII Office of Strategic Services OSS “Tetrapod” Barbed Caltrop Cleaned & Complete Antique Guns as expected from an itemOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a wonderful example of a Christmas Tree shaped caltrop as used by the Office of Strategic Services, the predecessors of the now Central Intelligence Agency. The caltrop shows heavy oxidation but has a lovely patina. This is an American made, used and issued example and is not to be mistaken for being of German or Dutch origin. A caltrop is an area denial weapon made up of two or more sharp nails or spines