Hit The Lights

[antmike915]

 

[crashbandicoot]

I don,t know much about points,but I know what I like and I like those.Nicely done and great photography.Thank you.

 

[Fat]

..that red river knife looks like cody complex even a cody knife, really neat piece. They all are!

 

[Tdog]

..that red river knife looks like cody complex even a cody knife, really neat piece. They all are!

It certainly is from what I understand.

 

[Relicgrubber]

..that red river knife looks like cody complex even a cody knife, really neat piece. They all are!

You are correct. RRK’s are Scotty’s worked down to a knife form.

 

[antmike915]

Here are Pic's of two out of my collection that I have on my phone...

TX Red river knife, Agitated wood:

TX Fairland, Agitated wood:

Excellent

 

[Relicgrubber]

I've post these before but wanted them here also in Mikes thread...
Top - SantaFe, Lithic - Snowflake TQ
Bottom - Kirk, Lithic - TQ

Both from the Alabama-Florida border

 

[antmike915]

I've post these before but wanted them here also in Mikes thread...
Top - SantaFe, Lithic - Snowflake TQ
Bottom - Kirk, Lithic - TQ

Both from the Alabama-Florida border

Gotta love Tallahatta Quartzite, I haven't had much luck finding many; only found two (small points).

 

[Relicgrubber]

Gotta love Tallahatta Quartzite, I haven't had much luck finding many; only found two (small points).

I have a few more somewhere. I need to dig them up and post them.

 

[smallfoot]

couple of mine in the light..

 

[Relicgrubber]

What type is the first pic? Hernando drill? It’s a nice lil dart for sure!

 

[smallfoot]

What type is the first pic? Hernando drill? It’s a nice lil dart for sure!

Hernando I think too, it's been worked down to drill...

 

[Missouri Breaks]

Did I hear light!?

A mix of obsidian points, nor cal. The big non serrated point seems to pre date the stocktons which predate the rattlesnake cluster. Of note is the little Stockton with the re worked tip. Not too many of those. The blade was found by my grandpa on our land back in the seventies. He gifted it to me when it was apparent I was hooked on hunting for ?arrowheads? at around age 10-12. The flawless corner notch stockton is really thin and glass like on one side. A miracle to me it exists when so many brokes were found. Great theme for a post.

 

[antmike915]

A mix of obsidian points, nor cal. The big non serrated point seems to pre date the stocktons which predate the rattlesnake cluster. Of note is the little Stockton with the re worked tip. Not too many of those. The blade was found by my grandpa on our land back in the seventies. He gifted it to me when it was apparent I was hooked on hunting for ?arrowheads? at around age 10-12. The flawless corner notch stockton is really thin and glass like on one side. A miracle to me it exists when so many brokes were found. Great theme for a post.

Nice pics, the last one is interesting

 

[Missouri Breaks]

Thx, it was probably a leaf type that was damaged but renovated because the base and notches were still intact or another possibility is that something happened during the making which resulted in the unusual tip. For sure the tip was intentionally worked the way it is now, whatever the reason was. It’s an operable point, quite capable of piercing.

 

[MAMucker]

Great show!
We don?t see anything like those deeply Serrated Obsidian Stemmed Points here in New England.
Very curious to know what the purpose was.

 

[Fat]

Great show!
We don?t see anything like those deeply Serrated Obsidian Stemmed Points here in New England.
Very curious to know what the purpose was.

.. there purpose was killing bison..

 

[antmike915]

Thx, it was probably a leaf type that was damaged but renovated because the base and notches were still intact or another possibility is that something happened during the making which resulted in the unusual tip. For sure the tip was intentionally worked the way it is now, whatever the reason was. It’s an operable point, quite capable of piercing.

It's actually my favorite of the group

 

[Missouri Breaks]

Mucker, Fat has a point, especially where we see the larger Stockton’s that can run between 2-3 inches. The point would pierce very effectively and then as the arrow(these were used at the advent of the bow and arrow, so they are post atlatl/dart) would move in all manner of direction, the serrations would be causing catastrophic damage to blood vessels and tissue etc. Stockton’s have also been said to develop during a time of warfare/territory skirmishes between groups in and near the distribution area of the point, but it’s just a likely it was developed as an effective hunter instrument correlating with an increase in large fauna hunting like deer and elk and so on. The smaller little birdies(quote un quote) in the cluster could’ve been for spearing fish and certainly for smaller game. The skill level and experience with obsidian had reached a high point and it’s been said that Stockton’s were manufactured by specialist knappers for trade.
Added: They were also said to have been used as saws and I have a few with blunted tips that seem like they made good little cutters.

 

[Missouri Breaks]

Here?s a few more shots of it. Glad it?s getting some appreciation. Maybe you can see my dilemma in not being certain it didn?t turn out this way originally as opposed to the far more common line of thinking that it was reworked.

 

[Missouri Breaks]

The larger ones could probably get that done.