Pointy thing found in a tree trunk.

[Organicseekers]

I actually found this stuck into a tree in the field I was in today. I noticed the branch was broken and went around the other side and saw it sticking out the main trunk about 4 feet up off the ground. The thicker end was in the tree trunk, was difficult to pull out but I was intrigued, still am.



And this is the tree, in the middle of the trunk is the hole that it came out of. I had to dig it out with a knife. Nothing else left in the trunk.

 

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[kingskid1611]

Possible spear end? Clean it up a bit and get a clearer picture....

 

[Organicseekers]

Possible spear end? Clean it up a bit and get a clearer picture....

Its in the electrolysis bath first thing in the morning

 

[Indian Steve]

Possibly a screw in foot peg for climbing the tree or getting into a deer stand?

 

[john845]

Was it a sugar maple? It may be a syrup tap.

 

[Tony in SC]

The smaller end makes me think that it had a handle of sorts at one time?

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

Excalibur, oh wait that was in stone.It looks like the tang of a file or a knife.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

I too often find items hammered into older trees, such as clothes line hardware, hooks for hammocks and miscellaneous iron for hanging stuff to be repaired.
Once I even found a lead pistol round-ball in the base of an old pine tree.
I have to agree with Steve, your find looks to be something industrial, possibly plow hardware or a tool.

Here's a piece of iron I found hammered into an 80 year old tree this past summer... I left it where it was, I feel it's part of the properties history.

Dave

 

[Organicseekers]

Well its had an electrolysis bath and some vinegar and came up looking pretty good.

 

[smokeythecat]

Looks like a tool of some sort, maybe 25 years old or so. That's not a very old tree.

 

[DizzyDigger]

I believe what you have there is a very old knife, and the handle
is missing. The small end is the tang, and the handle would go
there.

Almost looks like a dagger shape.

 

[A2coins]

Thats a great find I agree it looks like an old knife