Creek find

[gentleone444]

Well I am beyond stoked! I spotted this from 10ft away and couldn't believe my eyes! Now I've been hunting for about 3 years and have only found a handful of scrapers so you could call this my first real "point"! Any help with ID would be great appreciated!

 

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[smokeythecat]

That thing is gorgeous!

 

[old digger]

That's Cool! It's a bummer the tip is not there.

 

[catherine1]

Its a archaic dovetail knife. Killer artifact save........

 

[arrow86]

Nice find that’s a sweet knife .... gonna be hard to top that but if that’s in the creek who knows what else is
Is the tip broke or worn down ?

 

[gentleone444]

Is it long enough to be a knife?

 

[Tnmountains]

Heavily used very nice knife. Great save congratulations.

 

[sandchip]

I agree with Catherine since we don't know what part of the country you're in. Around here it would be something like a Bolen plain. Love the color of the material.

 

[gentleone444]

I'm in northwest pa on lake erie

 

[arrow86]

Definitely a knife , can you post pic of the tip

 

[welsbury]

Congrats on your first.Appears to me to have been used as a knife also.But it still could have been used as a projectile as well.

 

[SportsmanAll]

Gorgeous material.

 

[reuellis]

Great find! Congrats!

 

[newnan man]

Not a Dovetail in my opinion. Maybe a Kirk or Meadow wood. Nice.

 

[MAMucker]

I lean toward Kirk Corner Notched -with that Base and Notching. It’s well worn, but I think I see the remnants of Serrations which, (if present) would support that designation.
Also, it very well could be a knife.

 

[pghDFXer]

What was this piece? kinda looks similar material

 

[gentleone444]

Good eye! Went back today and grabbed it...maybe just a scaper? The top and bottom pieces look like same material but maybe just waste material or natural. Any thought?

 

[Huzzah!]

Perhaps waste material since I don't see workings that would indicate it being a scraper...despite that is exactly what I would have saved to make a scraper out of.

Also, awesome knife! People get so focused on finding a 'perfect' point with well-defined tip, but what you found stayed with someone and was used and re-worked which I find more significant. That tool meant something to someone, and now you have it to appreciate.

 

[gentleone444]

And I really do appreciate! I feel connected to that person. It will always be my first point and was well earned, I believe. Truly honored.