Cobbs Blade?
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Cobbs Triangular... We find them here on the Louisiana Side of the Sabine River/Toledo Bend (WLa)
Buckleberry
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I'd call it a Cobbs as well.
antmike915
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Looks like a Cobbs, nice find 👍
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Sure looks good as a cobbs to me, don’t have any cobbs to share though
newnan man
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Good find!
The Deiwert family and my family migrated to Indiana from Ohio after the revolutionary war with a number of other families.
I have seen unique flaking on cobbs blades before, I don't think the shaping or removal of stacks is leaving a unusual or distinct shape is uncommon.
In 2020 I found a number of cobbs. Here is one that immediately stood out as one similar to yours. At first glance when I picked it up, I thought "nice blade, a bit broke on the hafting area."
But in reality, the blade had been purposely knapped and formed into this shape, almost like the knapper "clipped" the hafting area.
If one considers a "clipped" wing projectile point, its not too far off to see this also has those characteristics.
The cobbs in profile the area to the left and upper left look unusual, and you can see the beveling, sort of, on the upper right.
Holding it differently you can see the hafting area has been flattened with flaking strikes which are not common, but intentional on the relic. Again you can see the beveling somewhat on the blade portion.
Here it is as found in the field.
And then picked up.
In 2020 I found a number of cobbs. Here is one that immediately stood out as one similar to yours. At first glance when I picked it up, I thought "nice blade, a bit broke on the hafting area."
But in reality, the blade had been purposely knapped and formed into this shape, almost like the knapper "clipped" the hafting area.
If one considers a "clipped" wing projectile point, its not too far off to see this also has those characteristics.
The cobbs in profile the area to the left and upper left look unusual, and you can see the beveling, sort of, on the upper right.
Holding it differently you can see the hafting area has been flattened with flaking strikes which are not common, but intentional on the relic. Again you can see the beveling somewhat on the blade portion.
Here it is as found in the field.
And then picked up.
Here are a couple of my Cobbs from IL.
