Yellowstone Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Found this in waterline today with AQ. Bone or ivory with lead tip. Really stumped ? Any help greatly appreciated 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valens Legacy Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Nice find, I hope that someone can identify it for you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowstone Posted February 23, 2021 Author Share Posted February 23, 2021 The hunters on this site have found about everything-hoping one of them can share their knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogodog Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 WOW, That's a tough one. Pretty neat find, But this one leaves me guessing with the combination of materials. Sorry I do not have a clue. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valens Legacy Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Does the back of it have a notch on the bottom of it? It will look like a V to hold a string in place. If it does it is probably a plumb line for an old surveyors unit. Saw one similar on the net and now I can't find the page it was on. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F350Platinum Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 It has the look of some sort of projectile, maybe for a small crossbow or pistol. You could try a reverse image search on Google. I might do it later. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowstone Posted February 24, 2021 Author Share Posted February 24, 2021 VL Attached is photo of front and back. No notch on rear end. Small horizontal cut on lead tip. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB_Amateur Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Question (and please don't be insulted): how do you know it is bone or ivory? Given where you found it, seems like one possibility is some kind of toy dart or game piece. I've found a few cheapo/modern versions of those in the parks I hunt (and in my back yard near the fence where neighbor kids play). The ones I'm refering to are some kind of foam rubber body and the tip is just a flat disk (not sure of what metal the tip is). Yours looks high end compared to the throw-aways I'm referring to. Body has the look of catalin -- an early 20th Century thermoplastic that could be colored. It looks like the non-colored variety; often catalin is confused with bakelite which is similar but dark brown/black. Catalin tends to be prized as jewelry and as other decorative objects. Patina matters. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowstone Posted February 24, 2021 Author Share Posted February 24, 2021 GB No offense taken at all. Not certain of material. Looking through jewelers loop, slightly porous, some hairline fractures near tip. Feels heavy and dense. I did write on piece of white paper with legible results. Tip looks like lead bullet with 2 grooves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPT_GhostLight Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 From the second photo group, the lead part and shaft appear to be oval. Just making a guess here, but it resembles a writing instrument or perhaps a cutting, carving, or light chiseling instrument. The slit on the lead tip may have held an ink well scribing tip or possibly a small blade. It may even have held a needle for making tribal style tattoos by hand. If it was very old, I would expect the lead to be more of a white color. It's a puzzler. Cool find, though. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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