Do you think this is a graver?

[EricTheCat]

I know, here I go again....

I only recently learned what a graver is when I found the one posted in my "New place to hunt" thread recently. It reminded me so much of a rock that I put in my "probably not" pile that I dug it out for a closer look. So here is this rock from my probably not pile. I found it in my yard last summer. It was curious enough to keep but having one natural side I figured it was probably incidentally broken that way. My "new eyes" think it is in fact worked. What do you think?











Thank you for looking at yet another one of my "what is it" threads!
Happy hunting,
Eric

 

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[The Grim Reaper]

It looks like a flake to me. Engravers will have a sharp tip on them that will show flaking on it where it was sharpened to the tip.

Here are some examples for you to look at. The last two were hafted types and the other were likely hand held.

 

[rock]

Not a lot of people actually save them. Im one of the few that do. Some of my better ones.

 

[EricTheCat]

Thanks guys, especially for taking the time to show some nice examples.

By the way, I would have kept those.

 

[bcarmack1]

I learn something new every day, i didn't know about these at all, cool

 

[gofish]