awesome hand forged nail!!!!!!

[allsmith]

found this in the ashes of a barn that burned down..4 and a half inches long.. only one ive ever found.. wish i had a bunch more of these!!!! anybody ever found one detecting?? i find lots of cut square nails but never a hand forged one.. ive heard these were expensive back in the day,and they would burn old structures just to get the nails back!!!!three pics of the same nail in one photo.. i know its not a old silver coin but i love this one nail.. anybody else feel the same? post pics of your best nails if you want thanks for looking!!!

 

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[ModernMiner]

Very cool nails. I've found a bunch of square head nails, but never anything like those.
Great post & pictures. Thanks for sharing.
-MM-

 

[robmellott]

cool nails

 

[Burdie]

I didn't know they existed. Very nice thanks for posting. HH
Burdie

 

[COUNTRY GIRL]

I have to look for the pic's of the big nails. But how about the cutest little nail you ever saw? I kinda like nails, as long as their unique. They say that they actually used hand forged nails as currencey. They were worth thier weight in trade. You have some trading power there.

 

[CarolinaDigs]

These are really cool.

 

[River Rat]

Makes me wonder about all the nails I found on the property, maybe the owner forged them in his blacksmith shop. I got nails big & little. Anyway, neat finds, Allsmith.

RR

 

[Yarrum]

Cool pieces of history.

 

[Michigan Badger]

Relics are good and sometimes even better than old common date coins. Over the years I've dug lots of hand forged iron tools and to date my old nails have been the mass produced 19th century square nails. Hand forged nails are not easy to find in northern Michigan.

Recently a friend sent me a hand forged bronze ship spike he found on the east coast beach after a storm. They are cool finds for sure.

Great find.

Badger

 

[allsmith]

I have to look for the pic's of the big nails. But how about the cutest little nail you ever saw? I kinda like nails, as long as their unique. They say that they actually used hand forged nails as currencey. They were worth thier weight in trade. You have some trading power there.

thats is a cool nail country girl!!! looks familiar,, got any close up pics? is it brass or iron? was it found near water? might be from a boat... seen a show ,they were making boats,built the boat on a steel jig,so when they drove the nail in it hit the steel and bent ,locking it in place... cool find

 

[{Sentinel}]

found this in the ashes of a barn that burned down..4 and a half inches long.. only one ive ever found.. wish i had a bunch more of these!!!! anybody ever found one detecting?? i find lots of cut square nails but never a hand forged one.. ive heard these were expensive back in the day,and they would burn old structures just to get the nails back!!!!three pics of the same nail in one photo.. i know its not a old silver coin but i love this one nail.. anybody else feel the same? post pics of your best nails if you want thanks for looking!!!

Awesome relic. Hand crafted is the "key." I think it is a great find.