whats this?alien weapon,eskimo or indian spear or harpoon

[FISHEYE]

I also posted this topic in the what is it forum,maybe someone else here knows what it is.

I was removing this steel pipe stuck in the ground in my backyard,i had to dig down 5 feet to get it out,i was digging with my bare hands when something sharp sliced the top of my index finger wide open.this metal object is what did it.it had a light layer of rust on it which cleaned up with my wire wheel.its not stainless but maybe a better grade of steel.any ideas what it is? it looks like someone beat it out from a fire,it wasnt made with a machine.

 

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[Zobex]

I also posted this topic in the what is it forum,maybe someone else here knows what it is.

I was removing this steel pipe stuck in the ground in my backyard,i had to dig down 5 feet to get it out,i was digging with my bare hands when something sharp sliced the top of my index finger wide open.this metal object is what did it.it had a light layer of rust on it which cleaned up with my wire wheel.its not stainless but maybe a better grade of steel.any ideas what it is? it looks like someone beat it out from a fire,it wasnt made with a machine.

Definately a small combat or hunting spear. I would guess for fish spear hunting in shallow water from where you are. The pencil tip end is jammed into a wood or rattan shank. Check to see if there is coarse file marks on the tang end. If it shows evidence of symetrical hammering then it may have been formed by two forging blocks smashed onto a hot glowing shank. This was a practice as far back as 400 years ago. I doubt this is more than 100 years old or circa 1900. Perhaps early 1950's reproduction trade.

Nice tip, I collect spears.

 

[Bill]

Looks like the ornamental tip for a weather vane.

 

[FISHEYE]

zobex,

no file marks anywhere on it cept near the arrow tip on one side theres scratch marks like whoever made it used a rock to sharpen it.then hammer or blunt type marks all over the rest of it,even the short shaft.

 

[Peg Leg]

That is a great find and very unusual.
I would not mind having something like this to display in my upcoming PEG LEGS -GRUB AND GROG -RESTUARANT.
Peg Legs

 

[Donovan]

I saw a lot of those when I lived in the Philippines as a kid. ( 1950's ) Most were made from WW 2 metal and sold to the GI tourists as authentic Negrito war spears. They fit into a bamboo pole and were decorated with feathers etc. They could be removed and doubled as a small dagger.There were also arrows with flattened and filed brass bullet heads as points.
Splash,
Donovan