Need help identifying this....

hugesrvfan

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dick99344

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hugesrvfan said:
I found this near a railroad and an old tack shop. Too big for a horseshoe nail and too small for a railroad spike.
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Is there a a 2 digit number stamped into the head? If so, it is a rail tie nail used to date the ties when they were installed. This photo dates this nail as 1935.
 

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hugesrvfan

hugesrvfan

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No stamp and the shaft is square. Sorry for the quality of picture. Had to use phone.
 

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