Hardaway

[antmike915]

Another rarity, the only one I have ever found. 1 5/8 by 1 4/8. Crazy that the width of the base is almost as long as the point itself. Found many years ago in a field in Stewart County Georgia. I called this one the bo legged point before I gained some point type knowledge.

 

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[newnan man]

Well its been resharpened a few times!

 

[sandchip]

Killer. Not many points that you can see the grinding from a mile away!

 

[Older The Better]

It’s interesting to see the south eastern points. They are quite different than the ones around here.

 

[Garscale]

It was once much longer. Someone loved it a while

 

[Indian Steve]

Antmile915, have you ever hunted around Lumpkin Georgia. Some of my best pieces came from that area 35 years ago when i was a tree planter.

 

[willjo]

Looks like a Big Sandy contracted base

 

[antmike915]

Antmile915, have you ever hunted around Lumpkin Georgia. Some of my best pieces came from that area 35 years ago when i was a tree planter.

I used to look on Omaha Rd. years ago. Right out side of Lumpkin.

 

[Indian Steve]

I'm going to try to get down that way when it gets cooler if the virus ever gets under control.

 

[antmike915]

I'm going to try to get down that way when it gets cooler if the virus ever gets under control.

it's been years since I've been down there but it definitely isn't the same. The last time I went down there alot of hunting clubs have taken over alot of the old sites and I've noticed MEAD hasn't been cutting down the trees like they used to. If you head that way and if you think about it definitely post some pictures of what you find.

 

[antmike915]

Looks like a Big Sandy contracted base

I was thinking that as well.

 

[sandchip]

From the look of the notching, being straight and diagonal, I wouldn't completely dismiss it being an exhausted Kirk Corner Notch, although I didn't think that they normally had that much grinding. It doesn't appear to be beveled, which would lead me away from it being a Big Sandy. The unusual width would also make me think KCN.

Here's a heartbreaker first stage Hardaway with classic notching and auricle, curved and upturned. The second picture shows two points from the same site. The one on the left has the general outline of a Hardaway, but not classic and it has very shallow beveling, so I don't know. I always figured the one on the right was a Big Sandy, and as Willjo reminded, probably a contracted base varient.

 

[antmike915]

From the look of the notching, being straight and diagonal, I wouldn't completely dismiss it being an exhausted Kirk Corner Notch, although I didn't think that they normally had that much grinding. It doesn't appear to be beveled, which would lead me away from it being a Big Sandy. The unusual width would also make me think KCN.

Here's a heartbreaker first stage Hardaway with classic notching and auricle, curved and upturned. The second picture shows two points from the same site. The one on the left has the general outline of a Hardaway, but not classic and it has very shallow beveling, so I don't know. I always figured the one on the right was a Big Sandy, and as Willjo reminded, probably a contracted base varient.

Now that is a heartbreaker Sandchip

 

[gilmerman]

I like seeing Georgia points. I treasure any fluted point. Great post.

 

[tnmudman]

Killer points!