Doc Bach Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 Recently while detecting around some sizable rocks I got a pretty good hit that sounded like big iron which always gets me worked up at an early site.So anyway I dug this piece out which was jammed pretty well up underneath a large boulder.My imagination runs wild sometimes with these sort of things and my first thoughts were that it was probably the tip of a pike pole or perhaps even an oxen prod since I have found ox shoes nearby.It's six inches long with the first two and a half being hollow with the pin and the rest is solid and it's quite heavy.Anybody out there with any thoughts please feel free to chime in.I'm aware that it's just a piece of iron but I like it and it's a little out of place and like I said the site is very early. Like I said my imagination runs wild. So I remembered reading an article in the September/October 2018 issue of American Digger Magazine written by Charles Harris titled Deciphering Civil War Flagpole Brass that pictured an artifact very similar to the one that I dug.Granted the one that I lucked upon is made of iron but it could have been a replacement forged on site or elsewhere? Y'all will have to forgive me but I am possessed by this object. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCR Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 That is a neat piece. No real telling but my first thought was a flag staff or big tent pole spike. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Seeker Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 Possibly the tip off a early wooden version of a digging bar, sorta like these, especially the non-conductive version with a fiberglass handle. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Bach Posted May 31, 2023 Author Share Posted May 31, 2023 1 hour ago, JCR said: That is a neat piece. No real telling but my first thought was a flag staff or big tent pole spike. Never thought about a tent stake JCR however flag pole butt cap was my third consideration.The only ones that I have personally seen or could find on the net are made of brass. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPT_GhostLight Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 2 hours ago, Doc Bach said: Never thought about a tent stake JCR however flag pole butt cap was my third consideration.The only ones that I have personally seen or could find on the net are made of brass. Possibly a guidon stake. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Bach Posted June 1, 2023 Author Share Posted June 1, 2023 23 minutes ago, CPT_GhostLight said: Possibly a guidon stake. That would be nice I found the NYL ( New York Legion) button and other military buttons in the immediate area.Thanks CPT. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geologyhound Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 With that kind of a shape, and given the weight, how about a plum bob? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geof_junk Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 The pin in the third photo make me think it is to hold a wooden pole/handle in your find. Very interesting piece. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valens Legacy Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 Great find whatever it is, but my guess would be an early bazooka shell. I said that I didn't know what it is, so that's my guess and I'm sticking to it. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackjack Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 5 hours ago, CPT_GhostLight said: Possibly a guidon stake. I had to google that ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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