Ideas on this iron point ?

[8Reales]

Ideas on this iron point ?

 

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[Toecutter]

Looks like a knife blade..

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Seeing as where you are located (Baltimore) I will venture it might be the blade of an oyster shucking knife.

 

[8Reales]

Looks like a knife blade..

That was my first impression also

 

[8Reales]

Currently in Mexico, item was dug in the central state of Jalisco
Here is a pic of some of the items that were dug along side with the piece
I would say the most modern will be the military buttons and should
date 1830-1840s, the oldest piece would be a 1/4 real my friend dug
dated 1759.

Seeing as where you are located (Baltimore) I will venture it might be the blade of an oyster shucking knife.

 

[8Reales]

 

[randazzo1]

I’m jealous you get to dig there!

 

[BLK HOLE]

Cool finds Lilo!! I agree it looks like a knife blade of some sorts, I thought Charlie nailed it since it makes sense based on Baltimore's history but then you through the "Dug in Mexico" curve ball so I got nothing for ya brother!

 

[Tony in SC]

What ever it is it would have been in a handle, not a shaft.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

If not an oyster shucking knife, then maybe an animal skinning knife.

Dave

 

[ARC]

I think you may have found an arrow head.

 

[tamrock]

I passed by that place twice last week. Ain't nothing there, but one old mine shaft headframe that I saw. I believe it's an arrowhead made from an iron strap that were used on the old wooden barrels as aarc demonstrated. I read in a book where a indian scout described a battle where he got shot in the hip buy an arrow with an iron arrowhead and that the native Americans would utilize discarded scraps of iron to make arrowheads.

 

[8Reales]

I’m jealous you get to dig there!

Had a total blast
Can’t wait to go back

 

[8Reales]

Cool finds Lilo!! I agree it looks like a knife blade of some sorts, I thought Charlie nailed it since it makes sense based on Baltimore's history but then you through the "Dug in Mexico" curve ball so I got nothing for ya brother!

Few things have been suggested but still no positive id

 

[8Reales]

What ever it is it would have been in a handle, not a shaft.

The knife or blade makes more sense here

 

[8Reales]

If not an oyster shucking knife, then maybe an animal skinning knife.

Dave

So far this is what sounds more convincing

 

[8Reales]

I think you may have found an arrow head.

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That was my very first thought

 

[8Reales]

I passed by that place twice last week. Ain't nothing there, but one old mine shaft headframe that I saw. I believe it's an arrowhead made from an iron strap that were used on the old wooden barrels as aarc demonstrated. I read in a book where a indian scout described a battle where he got shot in the hip buy an arrow with an iron arrowhead and that the native Americans would utilize discarded scraps of iron to make arrowheads.

Makes sense, Jalisco where the item was found had many native settlements. The closest one was probably 100 miles from this location

 

[yaxthri]

(Tamrock I like your comment's "illustration")
Looks like an arrowhead to me, but that's just my uneducated opinion

 

[8Reales]

(Tamrock I like your comment's "illustration")
Looks like an arrowhead to me, but that's just my uneducated opinion

Same here, but still debating, I’m leaning more towards the skinning knife but not sure.