boat brass nail?

[Ilze]

Hi, I found this nail at the coast of Comino island (Malta) in Mediterranean see. I am curious now, is it really brass nail and how old might it be?

 

[Yak1366]

Welcome to TNet!!

Dimensions?

 

[RTR]

Nice fine ! Looks to be brass,looks to be square =s old...I like it
Scroll down here > http://www.glasgowsteelnail.com/nailmaking.htm

 

[Ilze]

Length about 7,5 cm, diameter of head 1,5 cm

 

[Terry Soloman]

It's old, possibly Roman. Google Roman era boat nails Cool Find!

 

[Ilze]

Many thanks! this website I already visited but still there is an intrigue to get to know more

 

[Ilze]

It's old, possibly Roman. Google Roman era boat nails Cool Find!

you seem to be professional

 

[Carolina Tom]

Congrats on the ship spike.

Did you clean it? I would expect it to be green in color.

Nice find and likely old.

 

[Ilze]

Congrats on the ship spike.

Did you clean it? I would expect it to be green in color.

Nice find and likely old.

No, I did not. there are some green spots on it. I found it after storm, maybe it was scraped at stones of the coast

 

[vpnavy]

I noticed this was your very first post - so, Welcome Aboard Ilze! You didn't list your state (or country) in your profile. So, you might consider jumping over to Sub-Forums: Select Your Area.... and selecting location information (i.e., clubs, hunts, finds, legends, maps, etc.) directly related to your state (or country). You might also consider adding your state (or country) to your displayed profile (SETTINGS -> EDIT PROFILE) so if you ask a question, etc. - people may have more success helping you (if necessary)...