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    Posted 10 years ago

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    RenwickRob…
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    Can anyone help me figure out what I have here? 8" long, iron.
    Squared on end, no markings heavily oxidized. Blade end approximately 2.5" long.

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    Comments

    1. Lambda55, 10 years ago
      A real live fake inca hatchet
      Ya know ! The kind of thing they get tourist to buy & tell em it's from the Inca tribe & junk like that !
      I'm sure I'm wrong !
      But then again ! That was my 1st. Impression.
    2. surfdub66 surfdub66, 10 years ago
      Off the keel of a boat or an anode ??
    3. BHock45 BHock45, 10 years ago
      I am not so sure this is a chisel. The iron looks old, pitted, like the bog iron tools and hearth implements of the 18th century. I am going to look at some books....is the "blade" tapered? does it have an edge like a hatchet would?
    4. RenwickRobert, 10 years ago
      BHock45 - the rounded edge does taper down to what I would call a blade - however I would consider it too "fat" to be used as a blade if that makes sense. The opposite edge is over 1/4" thick, same width as the "handle end" For the amount of pitting I would still consider this edge to be fairly sharp, like a hatchet, yes.
    5. BHock45 BHock45, 10 years ago
      So you are saying it is 8 inches long....it may be an early flint striker. I have seen some in a similar shape, but not exactly like this one. My last thought would be a scraper....but they were usually not shaped like this.

      Take a look here:

      https://www.google.com/search?q=antique+flint+striker&num=20&safe=active&espv=2&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=Ri8gVZqgE4OfsAXprYCYDw&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAg&biw=1440&bih=717
    6. BHock45 BHock45, 10 years ago
      They shape, direction of the blade, doesn't look like a hatchet to me
    7. fhrjr2 fhrjr2, 10 years ago
      I think this went into a socket type wooden handle. It looks like an old barking spud to me. If you never worked in the woods or at a saw mill that doesn't mean anything to you but do some research on barking spuds and I think you may find it.
    8. BHock45 BHock45, 10 years ago
      the entire piece is 8 inches long? or just the blade?
    9. RazorB, 10 years ago
      Search for "Veterinary Firing Iron" Mine was identified earlier on this site. Sure looks like the illustrations and photos.
    10. RenwickRobert, 10 years ago
      RazorB, I think you hit the nail on the head. Mystery solved.

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