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Anyone have a nice knife form they would like to show?

This piece was laying on a table at a local farm retirement auction 3 miles from me a few years ago. It’s just over 4.5 inches long.
The home place was in a very desirable location right above a creek. I asked the owner about it, he said he found it nearby. Only artifact he had ever picked up. I suspect the place holds much more. It’s along the same creek most of the sites I hunt are on.
i couldn’t stay long enough for it to sell so I left a little cash with a friend and got it.

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I love this one.

It's broke and I don't what kind of base it may have had, but pretty unique for around here both in morphology and material (which might be franciscan chert).

2.5" long.

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Creek find from northern California
 

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Nice! That sure shows the wear nicely from the creek action!
 

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Anyone have a nice knife form they would like to show?

This piece was laying on a table at a local farm retirement auction 3 miles from me a few years ago. It’s just over 4.5 inches long.
The home place was in a very desirable location right above a creek. I asked the owner about it, he said he found it nearby. Only artifact he had ever picked up. I suspect the place holds much more. It’s along the same creek most of the sites I hunt are on.
i couldn’t stay long enough for it to sell so I left a little cash with a friend and got it.

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That's an amazing knife.

4.5 inches is pretty big.

Lovely stone.

The blade shape is awesome, very knife-like.
 

niffler,

Absolutely gorgeous.

Beautiful color and workmanship.

Love that notch.

So sharp.

What can you tell us about it?
 

Nice purchase Quito! :icon_thumleft:

Here is a nice knife that my wife found last fall.

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Uniface knife, hornstone I think, cool curve, backside shows what I would guess is the 'rind' of the original chert cobble? Is this Paleo perhaps? Estate sale find.

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092004b.JPGThis point came from a Woodland shell midden but paleo points have been found just offshore and at the site. I think this point is just a weirdo, can't be typed but think it is Woodland. Thick, too. Strange work unlike most other points from the site.
 

Hmmmm. I want to call it a repurposed Dalton. Thick though, huh? Weirdos just don’t fit in, do they!?
 

Beautiful knife, Its similar to the points I would find in missouri, when I was stationed to Whiteman AFB. I was amazed at the size being somewhat larger than the size of points I find here on our farm. Great work in possessing it. Thanks for sharing,
 

View attachment 1715269This point came from a Woodland shell midden but paleo points have been found just offshore and at the site. I think this point is just a weirdo, can't be typed but think it is Woodland. Thick, too. Strange work unlike most other points from the site.

That’s a nice one I would think older than woodland with that style base
 

Those are wonderful, everybody. Here's large knife that I found on a lake bed nearly 25 years ago. All that was showing was the middle of the blade body about the size of a half dollar. The size and the fact that it was whole shocked me as I brushed away the sand and mussel shells.

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Holy cow! That is as good as it gets. Morse, or is it too narrow for that type? If not, that definitely should've been banner. I was gonna post a few more, but now...:laughing7:
 

Killer finds , T.C. Did you clean the river stain off that or leave it ? What’s the material ? Would love to see a few close up pics of that sweet blade
 

Two ulu knives, aka semi-lunar knives. The ground slate comb-back ulu on top is from Swansea, Ma. The chipped ulu, below, is a personal find from central Rhode Island....

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Those are wild. Don't see stuff like that down this way, at least that I know of.
 

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