Iron arrow point

[Relicific]

Really happy to have found this arrow point.
I was wondering what exactly was this point used for?
I’m guessing small game or birds?

 

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[billb]

Great find congratulations

 

[unclemac]

clock hand?

 

[ToddsPoint]

It doesn't look rusty enough for iron. Are you sure it's not native copper? Looks like it would be inserted into the end of a wooden shaft. It's too big and heavy for an arrowhead. Neat piece, whatever it is. Gary

 

[newnan man]

I personally don't think it NA. Part of something more recent.

 

[dts52]

Didn’t they find one like that on Oak Island? They thought it was from an ancient spear or something?
It also looks like a tine from an eel spear but then, what do I know? My expertise lies in the area of pull tabs and bottle caps.
HH
dts

 

[Up-North]

Contex in where found would help, if found in a crop field, I would lean towards a tine, off a old piece of farm equipment.

 

[Up-North]

Or perhaps, a piece of a old gardening tool of sorts

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Doesn't look like an Indian artifact.

 

[Relicific]

It doesn't look rusty enough for iron. Are you sure it's not native copper? Looks like it would be inserted into the end of a wooden shaft. It's too big and heavy for an arrowhead. Neat piece, whatever it is. Gary

Maybe your right Gary, I’ll take a closer look.

 

[Relicific]

Contex in where found would help, if found in a crop field, I would lean towards a tine, off a old piece of farm equipment.

Found in the woods

 

[Kantuckkeean]

Crossbow bolt?

Kindest regards,
Kantuck

 

[H.P.]

Looks like a bolt from a crossbow.( the business end)...

 

[Relicific]

Doesn't look like an Indian artifact.

It is a Indian artifact your just not thinking outside the box.

 

[Relicific]

Didn’t they find one like that on Oak Island? They thought it was from an ancient spear or something?
It also looks like a tine from an eel spear but then, what do I know? My expertise lies in the area of pull tabs and bottle caps.
HH
dts

Thank you for your answer. Eel tine got me thinking and then I realized that it is in fact part of a fish/eel spear.most probably broke off and was modified by sharpening the other end so it can be used again as a harpoon.

 

[Buckleberry]

It is a Indian artifact your just not thinking outside the box.

Hmmmmm.....

 

[unclemac]

Thank you for your answer. Eel tine got me thinking and then I realized that it is in fact part of a fish/eel spear.most probably broke off and was modified by sharpening the other end so it can be used again as a harpoon.

nice ID!

 

[Relicific]

nice ID!

Thank you my friend helped me ID it.
This is a part of a fur trade fish spear and that means was traded and used by NA.

 

[broken coil]

Really happy to have found this arrow point.
I was wondering what exactly was this point used for?
I’m guessing small game or birds?

Just reading old posts ,this is called a harpoon point they came 6’’ to 12’’ long the natives used to break the shaft off and use it for an awl or bend them in a circle for a nose ring ,the longer ones they made bracelet’s out of the shafts. They were handed out as gifts by the jesuits the ones i find are 1630’s 1650’s Kennith Kidd did an article about them