Item found at Spanish colonial site- Iron spike, hollow inside. Any ideas?

[perdidogringo]

Some sort of spike-shaped object. Base of a flag/banner pole? butt end of a sphere? Any ideas?

 

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[creskol]

Could it be an iron Pilum tip?

 

[perdidogringo]

Thanks for the guess but I believe pilums were used by the Romans. This was found in the Republic of Colombia.

 

[DCMatt]

Early 17th C?

Is there a twist in the iron? I know that's how they made hollow tubes, including musket barrels, back then and well in to the 19th C.

DCMatt

 

[perdidogringo]

Like me check for the twist and get back to you...

 

[Icewing]

Looks like the end of a gardening tool where the handle goes inside, but the tool (rake-hoe-spade-etc) portion broke off.

 

[marion moore]

a small ice cream cone that has petrified. o.k so I don't have a clue.

thanks for posting, marion