rvpopeye Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 Is the river big enough to have been used for logging ? Poles with points like that were used to clear jams... might be one of those ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Bach Posted June 1, 2023 Author Share Posted June 1, 2023 5 hours ago, rvpopeye said: Is the river big enough to have been used for logging ? Poles with points like that were used to clear jams... might be one of those ? Howdy Popeye and thanks for commenting.No River pond or navigatable waterway and no logging per say.Thats why I felt that if it's a pike pole for a longboat or johnboat or logging show it is out of place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCR Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 I'm going with the New York Legion's Guidon staff point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Bach Posted June 1, 2023 Author Share Posted June 1, 2023 6 hours ago, JCR said: I'm going with the New York Legion's Guidon staff point. I like that too JCR! When I dug it out from under the Volkswagen sized boulder it had a special feel about it and still does. Pulled this old timer out of the same site today unfortunately it has nothing to say about itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCR Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 Ball buttons fit the same historical time frame and were almost always associated with military. Mostly Academy, Militia/Volunteers. I have dug a few. The usually have a Back mark. The raised back on yours is unusual. It also looks slightly oval instead of round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvpopeye Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 Yup yup Doc ! Never heard those poles called pikes . 🤔I would have thought "pokes" more appropriate though ! I was just guessing the big rocks were from a river , guess an old glacier could have been the source too? Probably both wrong.🙄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Bach Posted June 2, 2023 Author Share Posted June 2, 2023 3 hours ago, rvpopeye said: Yup yup Doc ! Never heard those poles called pikes . 🤔I would have thought "pokes" more appropriate though ! I was just guessing the big rocks were from a river , guess an old glacier could have been the source too? Probably both wrong.🙄 You're correct Popeye poke pole is the correct nomenclature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvpopeye Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 Cool Doc ! Maybe Pikes was a brand name ? Pikes Pokin' Poles 😉 I still have a lot to learn about this old stuff and guess that's not necessarily referring to finds only........🙄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Bach Posted June 2, 2023 Author Share Posted June 2, 2023 30 minutes ago, rvpopeye said: Cool Doc ! Maybe Pikes was a brand name ? Pikes Pokin' Poles 😉 I still have a lot to learn about this old stuff and guess that's not necessarily referring to finds only........🙄 Pikes Pokin Poles? That sounds perverse Popeye! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridge Runner Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 You can see for sure it had a wooden handle. Looking inside you can see the same type of a pin that you have in a shovel handle to keep it from pulling out . Being it’s hollow inside and not a solid point I don’t think it would take much of a beating . I guess that would depend on quality of the metal. Chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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