First finds of the year.

[Neildo85]

Yesterday's finds at my local park (old train depot) consisted of some of the curved pieces of metal they drive into the end of railroad ties and a huge square nail. I have found tons of the curved things but never a nail this size.

 

[Ninjafossils]

Could the nail possibly be a railroad spike?

 

[Neildo85]

Could the nail possibly be a railroad spike?

It's possible. I wondered if it may have been used to hold together a splintered or damaged tie. The nail is about 8 inches in length. BTW that's a quarter for scale, I wasn't sure if you could tell from the pics.

 

[vpnavy]

Thanks for sharing...

 

[Neildo85]

I really like relic hunting at the old depot. I dig most signals because you never know what might be there. In the future I'll post pictures of my old finds, there are even a few mystery pieces as well.