🔎 UNIDENTIFIED I haven't a clue to what this is, other than an old spike

[RickDDE]

Any guess as to what this could be? Found about 7" deep, during low tide (no waves here), under a rocky layer. Ferrous metal. It was rusted up pretty good but I was able to knock it off. Any chance it's maritime-related?

 

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[ARC]

Iron ships spike... or iron large nail.

 

[RickDDE]

Iron ships spike... or iron large nail.

There have been quite a few shipwrecks along DE's coast, so that is what I was leaning towards. But, most have been down further and not up this high that I'm aware of. The most famous ones here are the Faithful Steward in September 1785, the DeBraak in 1789, and the Count Durant in 1783. I plan on hitting the southern beach areas in the spring.

 

[Almy]

The longitudinal striations suggest it was hand forged.

 

[RickDDE]

The longitudinal striations suggest it was hand forged.

Yeah, just trying to figure out exactly what ii is. Some say ship spike, others say otherwise. I've looked all over forums and found similar items, but no confirmation.

The search continues 🤣

 

[RickDDE]

UPDATE: Just out of curiosity, I sent the images (in addition to a few others that I had) to an Assistant State Archaeologist who specializes on Underwater Archaeology. He responded this morning and stated these are Clinch Pins from a shipwreck. Most likely from the late 1700s to early 1800s.