ColdWeatherDigger New Member Joined Feb 26, 2024 Messages 9 Location Ashburnham, Massachusetts Mar 13, 2024 #1 I dug this 10-12 inches down in a field next to a 1700s house. No nearby signals. It's quite thin and appears to be copper. Could it be a Native American trade point / kettle point? Attachments 20240313_200952 (1).jpg 163.3 KB · Views: 23
I dug this 10-12 inches down in a field next to a 1700s house. No nearby signals. It's quite thin and appears to be copper. Could it be a Native American trade point / kettle point?
G GeoAngelo Full Member Joined Feb 20, 2023 Messages 221 Location Long Island and Hudson Valley Mar 14, 2024 #2 Saddle shield? What's the back look like?
cellrdwellr Elite Member Joined Jul 20, 2014 Messages 19,300 Location Dirt Cellar, MA Mar 14, 2024 #3 I think it's a definite possibility, and in great shape! I've been hunting central MA for a decade, still looking for my first. Congrats!
I think it's a definite possibility, and in great shape! I've been hunting central MA for a decade, still looking for my first. Congrats!
ColdWeatherDigger New Member Joined Feb 26, 2024 Messages 9 Location Ashburnham, Massachusetts Mar 14, 2024 #4 GeoAngelo said: Saddle shield? What's the back look like? Click to expand... Back is identical. Completely flat, no markings of any kind.
GeoAngelo said: Saddle shield? What's the back look like? Click to expand... Back is identical. Completely flat, no markings of any kind.
T TDB_digs Junior Member Joined Jun 16, 2018 Messages 44 Location Canada Mar 22, 2024 #5 I say yes. I have found a good amount of trade copper and one copper arrowhead. The patina, the thinness, and the shape all look right.
I say yes. I have found a good amount of trade copper and one copper arrowhead. The patina, the thinness, and the shape all look right.
The Rebel Forum Supporter Joined Feb 3, 2010 Messages 5,631 Location Southwest, CT Mar 22, 2024 #6 Could be but l don't see any way it was attached to the shaft.