Ohio Dovetails

[newnan man]

The smaller Dovetail was found in Coshocton County and is made of Flint Ridge. Found by the farm owners son
The larger one is 4 inches and was found by Martin Bauer on his farm in Scioto County. He had a large collection that was sold when he passed. I was able to purchase some items from his grandson. I'm not sure what the material is.
Both have damage and are good candidates for restoration but I probably won't.

 

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[Relicgrubber]

Nice!

 

[GirlWithWolf]

Nice ones.

 

[antmike915]

I wouldn't restore them either

 

[dirstscratcher]

I think the second one is Upper Mercer but a more in focus photo would be a big help. UM can range from white to black with grays, tans and blues mixed in.
P.S. I wouldn't have them restored either, though if you're adept at digital photo manipulation, you could restore the photo to have a view of what it looked like undamaged.

 

[newnan man]

I think the second one is Upper Mercer but a more in focus photo would be a big help. UM can range from white to black with grays, tans and blues mixed in.
P.S. I wouldn't have them restored either, though if you're adept at digital photo manipulation, you could restore the photo to have a view of what it looked like undamaged.

I not adept at anything digital. I can try and take a better picture of it later. Scioto County is on the Ohio River across from Kentucky and many artifacts made of Kentucky materials have been found there.

 

[CreekSide]

2 beauties
I’ve seen some restorations that you can’t tell where it was repaired. Idk how much it costs and wouldn’t do it unless it was a good find and valuable like yours