strick Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 One of my clients found this on a walk about around this property near it old homesite. Trying to figure out what it is. His dad seems to think it is some kind of a bayonet but I cant find anything that looks like it. To me it looks like some kind of a hanger you would pound into a tree...looks too short to be a tent stake... The good news is hes going to take me where he found it ? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. MI Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 It looks like a spear point. Maybe something for farming. Cool find. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F350Platinum Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 At first I thought harpoon, but looked at them and didn't see one similar. They all kinda look like this one. Also thought of those spikes they use in maple trees for syrup, but it would have to be hollow. Iron? Brass? Nice ya got a permission out of it ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strick Posted February 15, 2023 Author Share Posted February 15, 2023 Thanks guys I think your on the right track ? strick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Bach Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 I have two similar looking Harpoon points that I dug fifty years ago.That were most likely forged at the Russian American colony at Fort Ross on the Sonoma county California coast circa 1812 to 1842.They were used during the fur trade era to harvest sea lions, California fur seals and sea otters. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zincoln Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 I think it may be part of a Sickle bar for an older style tractor. Had one growing up. Looks quite similar. Cutting edge would be mounted in the slot of the pictured device, and the round end likely mounted into a bar of some sort...similar to below. Likely much older than the type show in the 50s/60s style tactor below....maybe even horse drawn. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridge Runner Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 I’ve had to replace those points on that side cutter and they are flat on the top side. The cutter blade slides on that flat side back and forth. The cutter I had fit on the back of the tractor and used the power lift to put it down to cut . That tractor is what you call a 8N and I had a 9N . All that was many moons ago. Chuck 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB_Amateur Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 23 hours ago, Zincoln said: Likely much older than the type show in the 50s/60s style tactor below....maybe even horse drawn. 6 hours ago, Ridge Runner said: I’ve had to replace those points on that side cutter and they are flat on the top side. The cutter blade slides on that flat side back and forth. The cutter I had fit on the back of the tractor and used the power lift to put it down to cut . That tractor is what you call a 8N and I had a 9N . Well, there you have it! If Chuck hasn't seen it you can bet it's not some *old* device. ? FWIW, my guess is that it's some kind of spear used for freshwater 'fishing'. I think native Americans (American Indians) are still allowed to use those methods in some places, although this one from days gone by likely preceded the conservation laws that exist today -- could have been used by about anyone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strick Posted February 15, 2023 Author Share Posted February 15, 2023 5 hours ago, Ridge Runner said: I’ve had to replace those points on that side cutter and they are flat on the top side. The cutter blade slides on that flat side back and forth. The cutter I had fit on the back of the tractor and used the power lift to put it down to cut . That tractor is what you call a 8N and I had a 9N . All that was many moons ago. Chuck Yes indeed I was looking at some close ups of the points and all of them that I could find were flat on the back so they could bolt onto the boom. Appreciate the responses fellas... strick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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