Do y'all think this is a finished piece?

[littlewindmill829]

The serrations say yes, the notching says no to me. Thoughts? I know nothing. I did see some examples of shanicos that had similar notching on one side and not the other, but those are much older than what I typically find in this area, and I have a tendency to get caught up in "type". Hope you all are getting rain like we are here!

 

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[antmike915]

Can you post some photos of the base? It looks like a finished piece that was utilized some.

 

[littlewindmill829]

Can you post some photos of the base? It looks like a finished piece that was utilized some.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Looks like a finished knife.

 

[CreekSide]

It’s colorful that’s for sure. They have what’s called a Bullen knife here that has only one notch

 

[Older The Better]

Definitely finished and a good looking piece great find… notching is the last step not counting resharpening so if it got a notch the maker was happy with it, also the little pressure flakes are late stage too. I would also bet the edge is straight and not too wavy if you look at it from the side

 

[unclemac]

yep, lots of detail too

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

The serrations is final steps.

 

[ArfieBoy]

Nice and a beauty!

 

[tamrock]

Beautiful serrated edge artifact. All of it looks pretty much intentional to me. Maybe a few tiny little flea bite nicks cause from being in the elements for who knows how long.

 

[newnan man]

To me it looks finished but damaged on the side missing the notch & serrations.

 

[Rockdog]

I agree. It's finished but been damaged on that side. Beautiful piece. Great find!