Here are some of the most recent finds from an old site my brother and I have been hitting. I am not really sure of the exact use of three of the items, and the button-like thing may be a more recent drop. Maybe I'll try the Wii forum later. At first we thought the hatchet may have been a broken spike tomahawk, but could only find one that resembled it online. Now we think maybe tobacco cutter type miniature
It does appear broken off opposite the cutting end though. The stirrup is shaped exactly like very old big brothers that I have found nearby. Maybe a charm?? The picture doesn't show it well on the button-like thing but it has an elaborate design of flowers in silver? under the inlay. That's a big honkin' knife!
It does appear broken off opposite the cutting end though. The stirrup is shaped exactly like very old big brothers that I have found nearby. Maybe a charm?? The picture doesn't show it well on the button-like thing but it has an elaborate design of flowers in silver? under the inlay. That's a big honkin' knife!
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My first thought was to post a picture of the hatchet, stirrup, and knife together without size reference under the title "You gotta see this knife"......
The rust carbunkles always fill the notch completely so all you can see is the faint outline of a square notch if you know where to look--half way up the blade length, on the bottom edge. It looks solid until you clean it. I just used electrolysis on a dug one last week very similar to this. I guess I've just seen so many thousands of axes, dug and undug over 25 years that I can pick it out easier. 
