Copper/Bronze Point?

[Erik in NJ]

Hi, have not been on the forum in a while as I have not had time to detect. Found this item in Devon County in England. Seems to have had a tang and point is broken off due to an impact which bent it into a very shallow S shape.

Presently the item is approx 1" long, 1/4" at wide end, and 3/16" thick tapering to quite thin.

Thanks for any help and nice to be back on the forum!

 

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[Erik in NJ]

Last bit of free advice on our Laws;

NOTHING you have posted so far is declarable under the terms of the Treasure Act.
Most of it you can decide to VOLUNTEERILY report to the FLO via the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS).
If you decide to take anything dug OVER 50 YEARS OLD out of the Country, you will require an Export Licence.
As part of the Export Licence is declaring where the objects were found it's best practice to have a PAS reference, but its not mandatory.

Why is it every time I come to England and detect (which I have done many times--my wife is English and my children carry English and American passports) that you tend to belittle my finds (last time my Roman coins found in an unlikely part of Devon were "scappies" and my carnelian stone domed silver thimble - not even represented with anything as fine on the UK Finds Database garners barely a word from you) and then you presume to lecture me on laws that I am well aware of and have been for years. You insinuate that I am breaking English law which I find condescending and insulting. We have laws in the US too, but I never see our US members lecturing others on them especially in an unsolicited and unwelcome fashion.

 

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[tamrock]

Could be a tool used in tinsmithing? Much like what you'd get in a modern auto body repair dolly set to shape sheet metal. Sometimes you didn't want to use hard steel in reshaping thin sheets of metal. Does looks pretty old and I also like the solder iron idea also. Those go back to the colonial tinsmith times and beyond I would think.

 

[Erik in NJ]

Thanks Tamrock, still hoping it's a Celtic point with the tang broken off and tip snapped off. The way it's bent, it sure looks like a projectile that hit something hard. Lots of granite in the area from the tors. And it's a very archaic area that has known history to at least the Neolithic. Will be in touch with the local museum to get their opinion soon. It's a very interesting piece and soldering tip certainly is a possibility as there was even a rather unique Medeival cottage very near by, not to mention a hilltop Bronze Age fort and where it was found was a field next to the local water source there. A very historic valley for sure.

 

[mspence]

Soldering Tip. You guys argument is hilarious

 

[CRUSADER]

Soldering Tip. You guys argument is hilarious

Good suggestion & thank-you.

I can't believe he still stings from the scrappy remark, now that makes me laugh a lot. Because we call our own coins scrappies (a loving term in our eyes), but most call them grots, so take your pick...lol

 

[CRUSADER]

Maybe we should kiss & make up, because I still harbor no ill feelings. I say what I see, never trying to belittle anyone, makes no sense in my mind.