[Blammer]

Dug this artifact out of my late father's toolbox - Way down in the bottom;)
21" long, weighs a bit more than 2lbs., appears to be either wrought iron or mild steel with hammermarks throughout. cleaned the mung off with G-96 and a bronze brush. The ball end has been hammerd flat and the arrowhead end was cleaner than the rest and while pointy, was in no way sharpened. = WTH is this thing??? = My guess is it was a very fancy Tent Stake - why I do not know, but it makes a heckuva swaggerstick when I go out in back in the dark:) ;) :P

[Antlurz]

I don't buy tent stake. In the days that was made, tent material was much heavier, and I don't think that diameter would have been considered heavy enough.

I'd sooneer vote for a planting stake. With the ball, it could have been easily pushed into the ground with your palm.

I'd personally prefer wood, however.....

Ron

[Antlurz]

How thick is it out towards the point?

[Antlurz]

Is that some kind of folded hammer weld joint/seam?

[CA357]

Could it be part of an andiron set? Possibly a poker?

[ExSniper]

My vote goes for poker also!

[7.62mmFMJ]

Looks medieval :eek: Maybe it was used at Thermopylae?

[CA357]

If Hillary is elected, we may have to fall on it.

[Antlurz]

I'll go first..........

[budroe]

It is interesting; maybe just a bit short for a poker.

[sharps_74]

Could it be part of an andiron set? Possibly a poker?
That's what I was going to say. Seems like I've seen one of that type before.

[ncroamer8]

Well I'll add my 2 cents, just off the top of my head it looks like a
solider iron that was heated in a very hot coles before being uaed.

:psycho: :psycho: :psycho: :psycho:

[Blammer]

How thick is it out towards the point?
Just smidge less than 1/8" on the edges with a slight taper out to the tip... & No, there is no weld mark = just hammerforge marks like the rest of the unit. ;)
Whatever this was, it was done deliberately with blacksmith tools from carbon steel... don't spark like iron:)

[Antlurz]

And apparently a ball peen hammer rather than a maul.