Old tent stake or RR spike

[omegared31]

I found this iron spike in the ground about a foot down pointing up and down. Its 1X1X11 1/2 and looks to have been beat on the end with a hammer. Any info would be cool thanks. Also I found this iron ring. Its 10" around and has two pegs welded in the inside of it. Again any info will be nice. Thanks

 

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[stefen]

A stake at best but not a RR spike...

Probably not a tent stake either...would have means to hold a rope.

 

[mrs.oroblanco]

Not sure what the first item is, but I'd be adding it to my "drift" collection. The second thing looks like a barrel ring. It appears to not be the same size on the bottom as on the top - which is typical for barrel rings.

 

[flinthunter]

Looks like a harrow tooth.

 

[Nitric]

Hopefully it wasn't a property pin that someone put in to mark their corner or line I started digging one of my dads out when I started detecting years ago....until he saw me.......

 

[omegared31]

@ Mrs.oroblanco I'm new to this and still learning the terms what is a drift collection?

 

[doublet2a]

Ir's a stake to put through a Vampires heart..

Tim

 

[omegared31]

Well good thing I found it I may need it someday.

 

[NHBandit]

My old barn in NH used large iron spikes exactly like that to hold the main beams together rather than the wooden pegs used in years prior.

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

I like the spike harrow tooth idea.

 

[omegared31]

Is it possible that it could have been used to build a school house in the 1850's?

 

[omegared31]

Good call on the harrow spike. I found some pics of some online that are the exact same thing dating back to the 1910's

 

[briguy]

I believe you have early railroad spike , and a ring from old spike keg.

 

[relic nut]

Looks like a harrow tooth.

I agree. I've found two of these just like yours. Both were found in old crop fields

 

[unclemac]

looks like a bull point chisel to me. I have several. does the top look hammered on?

 

[Tony in SC]

I agree! The bands are from a Spike keg, or nail keg. Tony

I believe you have early railroad spike , and a ring from old spike keg.