✅ SOLVED Is this a horse hoof pick?

[JohnDee1]

As stated is this a horse hoof pick, or am I confused? I dug it from a tree rootball. Thanks as always!

 

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[Back-of-the-boat]

No I don't think so.

 

[creskol]

Looks more like a broken pan or pot handle with a hanging hook.

 

[RTR]

no,don't think its a hoof pick

 

[JohnDee1]

Weird, I would have never guessed a handle to a vessel. Regardless it's still old iron so I will keep it. Thanks guys!

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

It never ceases to amaze me at the variety of objects blacksmiths made for a specific need at the time.
You'll likely never know what it was originally made for, but you found it and that's all that matters.

Dave

 

[No gold in NY]

It could have been, with the wooden handle rotted off the long end.

 

[creskol]

It could have been, with the wooden handle rotted off the long end.

The hook angle is wrong for a hoof pick, and too short.

 

[nagant]

Is it big enough to be a tent stake?

 

[ticndig]

looks like a tent stake to me

too.

 

[JohnDee1]

Thanks for the responses y’all, and I think it could be a tent stake as suggested. It is around the right size. But as said the purpose of old rusty iron may not be known by any but its user/creator.

 

[A2coins]

Hard to tell but does look like a tent stake I have dug many

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

It resembles a crow bar or a pry bar.

 

[devldog]

It does resemble a tent stake. It very well could be. Nice find. Did you find any other items in this same area?

 

[nagant]

I see what you mean back of the boat, straight end flat like a bar. Might be seeing things but looks concave like a chissel or spooned.

 

[Joe hunter]

Bent square nail with the head broke off.perhaps a door nail

 

[JohnDee1]

Thanks for the continued responses guys. A chisel or tent spike seems fairly likely due to the size. I didn't include the size like I should, but if it was a prybar/crowbar it would be the smallest I have ever seen. In regards to finding things similar to tent stakes I haven't found much. The artifact scatter at the site seems to be completely random with nails being the most common along with pottery. So much iron that discriminating doesn't do much.

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

Thanks for the continued responses guys. A chisel or tent spike seems fairly likely due to the size. I didn't include the size like I should, but if it was a prybar/crowbar it would be the smallest I have ever seen. In regards to finding things similar to tent stakes I haven't found much. The artifact scatter at the site seems to be completely random with nails being the most common along with pottery. So much iron that discriminating doesn't do much.

I thought afterwards about no size comparison but the shape made me think of crow/pry bar.Maybe it was from the wee folk, Leprechauns pry bar.LOL

 

[JohnDee1]

Damn Leprechauns always losing stuff in my yard..