Square nail?

[cajundetector]

Dug a little while ago. I can’t tell if this is a railroad spike, square nail, or neither lol. . It’s about 6 inches. Any insights greatly appreciated. Thank y’all.

 

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[Blackfoot58]

Dug a little while ago. I can’t tell if this is a railroad spike, square nail, or neither lol. . It’s about 6 inches. Any insights greatly appreciated. Thank y’all.

I’d guess some type of spike. Doesn’t really match any square nails I’ve found, but there are many different types. The head has a single lip extended, similar to many spikes.

 

[cajundetector]

I’d guess some type of spike. Doesn’t really match any square nails I’ve found, but there are many different types. The head has a single lip extended, similar to many spikes.

Thanks Blackfoot I appreciate it!

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

Looks like a railroad spike. Google railroad spike.

 

[cajundetector]

Will do! I appreciate it

 

[Gare]

Why don't you put a dime next to it and give us some idea to the size of it. I know you said 6 inches but how wide also

 

[cajundetector]

Why don't you put a dime next to it and give us some idea to the size of it. I know you said 6 inches but how wide also

Will do. Thank you

 

[Almy]

Agreed, RR spike. The lip fits over the flange of the rail.

 

[Blackfoot58]

Agreed, RR spike. The lip fits over the flange of the rail.

I thought so, but it looked too thin to me.

 

[Lenrac2]

It could be a trolley spike. The ones we find look like this and are smaller than RR spikes.

 

[cajundetector]

It could be a trolley spike. The ones we find look like this and are smaller than RR spikes.

Hmm…. I will definitely look into that. Thank you!

 

[AU Seeker]

Looks just like and the same size as some rail spikes I have, mine are from ore cart rails from underground mining.

Just like the rail tracks in the old gold mines in the movies

 

[Digger RJ]

Dug a little while ago. I can’t tell if this is a railroad spike, square nail, or neither lol. . It’s about 6 inches. Any insights greatly appreciated. Thank y’all.

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[cajundetector]

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

Thank you!

 

[Sandog]

Sure looks like a rail spike of some kind. Are there any rail lines of any kind near where it was found? Pretty old looking too.

 

[cajundetector]

Sure looks like a rail spike of some kind. Are there any rail lines of any kind near where it was found? Pretty old looking too.

Not very far. Probably 1/4 a mile away was a railroad where cypress was loaded and hauled. Amazing thing is about 3 years ago, an entire anvil was dug about 20 yards from that find. There’s so much iron in my local area lol.

 

[river roamer]

I will go along with the rail road spike theory