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SONYAB

Tenderfoot
Nov 27, 2018
9
1
georgia
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All Treasure Hunting
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Charlie P. (NY)

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Feb 3, 2006
13,006
17,114
South Central Upstate NY in the foothills of the h
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Minelab Musketeer Advantage Pro w/8" & 10" DD coils/Fisher F75se(Upgraded to LTD2) w/11" DD, 6.5" concentric & 9.5" NEL Sharpshooter DD coils/Sunray FX-1 Probe & F-Point/Black Widows/Rattler headphone
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
How many people does it take to lift it?

(Welcome - if you give some indication of size and maybe another view it would help a bunch).
 

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cudamark

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Mar 16, 2011
13,282
14,731
San Diego
🥇 Banner finds
1
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
3
Detector(s) used
XP Deus 2, Equinox 800/900, Fisher Impulse AQ, E-Trac, 3 Excal 1000's, White's TM808, VibraProbe, 15" NEL Attack, Mi6, Steath 920ix and 720i scoops, TRX, etc....
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Also, give us some indication of the material it's made of, and the type of site where it was found. Welcome to Tnet!
 

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Oct 5, 2014
31,886
35,426
Massachusetts
🥇 Banner finds
1
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1
Detector(s) used
Garrett: AT Pro, AT Gold & Infinium; Minelab: Explorer SE, II; Simplex; Tesoro: Tejon & Outlaw; White's: V3i
Primary Interest:
Relic Hunting
Welcome to the forum! :occasion14:

Could you determine its weight? place a ruler next to the object in both directions (length and width). Please take photos from the three directions.

Good Luck on your quest :icon_thumleft:
 

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HuntinDog

Bronze Member
May 26, 2010
2,329
3,463
No. Cal.
Detector(s) used
XP DEUS / MXT PRO / Garrett ProPointer
I think it looks like a Mortise lock part.
 

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SONYAB

Tenderfoot
Nov 27, 2018
9
1
georgia
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
i found this in the river of private property it is made of rock and weights about one half pound
 

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Charlie P. (NY)

Gold Member
Feb 3, 2006
13,006
17,114
South Central Upstate NY in the foothills of the h
Detector(s) used
Minelab Musketeer Advantage Pro w/8" & 10" DD coils/Fisher F75se(Upgraded to LTD2) w/11" DD, 6.5" concentric & 9.5" NEL Sharpshooter DD coils/Sunray FX-1 Probe & F-Point/Black Widows/Rattler headphone
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Very interesting. There may actually be something up with this. Similar, though I didn't come up with a match, are the stone weights used on the atlatl to "load" the throwers arm muscles up to lanch the large dart. Right material, right size, almost the right shape. Could be a regional thing. Worth asking at a museum, perhaps.

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Reanm8er

Bronze Member
Aug 17, 2018
2,283
3,556
Shenandoah Valley Va
Detector(s) used
WW2 Mine Detector, 2 Garrets and an Underwater Fisher (Older Machines)
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Welcome Sonya!

I echo Charlie P.!

I thought atlatl too!
 

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Rookster

Gold Member
Nov 24, 2013
29,382
111,599
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XP Deus, F75Ltd., AT PRO, Garrett pointer
Primary Interest:
Cache Hunting
Looks like someone started making a knife and the fire went out. Welcome to Tnet.
 

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flyadive

Bronze Member
Jun 11, 2012
2,194
1,535
NJ
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Whites
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Sorry, I disagree. Wrong shape and looks too big and brittle, no tie off marks either.
It is a very interesting find though.
 

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