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Offline amertrac

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WHATSIT 12/18/12
« on: December 18, 2012, 07:57:41 AM »
12 IN LONG 1/2 IN ROD WOTH A SPEARLIKE ON ONE END. THE TIP OF THE SPEARHEAD IS BENT OVER BUT IT WAS MADE THAT WAY THE SPEAR HEAD IS SHAPED LIKE A CLOSED TILIP . THE HEAD IS RIBBED ON ONE SIDE. REMINDS ME OF A METAL FENCE SPIKE.I HAVE PICS BUT I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH POSTING THEM i WILL TRY LATER 
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Re: WHATSIT 12/18/12
« Reply #1 on: December 18, 2012, 08:20:39 AM »
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Offline lbgradwell

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Re: WHATSIT 12/18/12
« Reply #2 on: December 18, 2012, 10:52:56 AM »
No idea!

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Re: WHATSIT 12/18/12
« Reply #3 on: December 18, 2012, 02:00:25 PM »
My guess is a picket from a hand made grave plot fence, probably wrought iron.
Graeme
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Re: WHATSIT 12/18/12
« Reply #4 on: December 18, 2012, 06:16:18 PM »
there doesn;t appear to have any marks where a ctoss bar was fastened . bob w.
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Re: WHATSIT 12/18/12
« Reply #5 on: December 18, 2012, 07:35:30 PM »
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Offline john k

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Re: WHATSIT 12/18/12
« Reply #6 on: December 20, 2012, 10:36:21 PM »
It is a forged leaf, from a blacksmith.  May have been part of a plot fence.  Make them to bend into a wall hook, the leaf is done first.  Ribbed on one side, possibly crudely done veins in the leaf?
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Re: WHATSIT 12/18/12
« Reply #7 on: December 30, 2012, 11:37:41 AM »
Could you post a picture of the "ribbed" side?  It might be, as John suggested, a forged leaf.  On the other hand, the 1841 mountain howitzer smith's tools included a tool much like this (identical in shape, but 15 1/2 inches long) which is listed as the poker for working the fire.  If there are no marks indicating yours was attached to something, I suspect a poker for a small forge is what you have.  I might be interested in it if you can part with it.
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