RR Nails - not sure of use?

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

Out hunting a RR area today
Old line not in use



Found


in the ties next to a rail dated 1950


I have a collection of old date nails which give the dates
that the ties were put down. These are different.

found 3 of these



Anyone know what the letters stand for
or what type of code it could be. All are the same.

Thanks.

all have a good un......
SHERMANVILLE

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Heres a good link on nails but I dont see it. http://www.nailhunter.com/

 

[Angelo]

Looks like a Masonry nail.

Tony

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Looks like a Masonry nail.

Tony

I dont recognize the brand but I think your right. Were they in the wood or just laying around?
AGM, GMA, or MAG.

 

[Angelo]

Bet this site can help you for sure.

http://www.barstowrailmuseum.org/datenails/datenail2.html

Tony

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

Looks like a Masonry nail.

Tony

I dont recognize the brand but I think your right. Were they in the wood or just laying around?

In the center of the ties, pounded in,
pried out; seperated by about 15-20 ties from
each other.

 

[ModernMiner]

Heres a good link on nails but I dont see it. http://www.nailhunter.com/

Sherm,
Go to the web site that Bigcypresshunter gave the link to, and e-mail Jeff Oaks. He knows his stuff.
I had a nail like that the other day, e-mailed him a picture, and he ID'd it for me within an hour.
Mine was a Gulf Coast Creosote coating company telephone pole nail with a "G36" on it.
Good luck,
MM

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

Heres a good link on nails but I dont see it. http://www.nailhunter.com/

Sherm,
Go to the web site that Bigcypresshunter gave the link to, and e-mail Jeff Oaks. He knows his stuff.
I had a nail like that the other day, e-mailed him a picture, and he ID'd it for me within an hour.
Mine was a Gulf Coast Creosote coating company telephone pole nail with a "G36" on it.
Good luck,
MM

Thanks

 

[Angelo]

Sherm, take a look at the following nail/shiner.

http://webfusion.kcmo.org/Coldfusionapps/SecCorner/Documents/68754.pdf

Tony

 

[Michelle]

Looks like a Masonry nail.

Tony

Mag Nails
http://images.google.com/imgres?img...firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&sa=N

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Looks like a Masonry nail.

Tony

Mag Nails
http://images.google.com/imgres?img...firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&sa=N

I was thinking no way on the masonry nail if it was pounded into the wood. But now you have found this. I wish we could see the logo on the head of the nail .

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

BINGO!. lol this is fun.. Following up on Michelles lead they appear to be modern surveyors nails.
http://www.chiefsupply.com/Survey/Field_Supplies/Mag_Nails/MAGNAILS

http://www.gulfis.com/magnails.html

http://www.chrisnik.com/



Solved.

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

BINGO!. lol this is fun.. Following up on Michelles lead they appear to be modern surveyors nails. Go put them back in. http://www.chiefsupply.com/Survey/Field_Supplies/Mag_Nails/MAGNAILS


Solved.

Good Job.

That is them for sure.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Glad to help Sherm.

I think Michelle had it.

Go back to your original post

Click on Modify

Click on Message icon down arrow

Click on Solved.

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

ModernMiner,
just letting you know.

Sent out the e mail yesterday, had an answer this morning.

dated 2/11/2009 7:16:27 AM Central Standard Time, oaks@uindy.edu writes:
This is a surveyor's nail, not a RR nail. Surveyors drive them into anything wooden near their work to mark points. The MAG on the head indicates that the nail is magnetized in some way (a retired surveyor told me this a few years ago). The most common surveyor's nails have a PK stamped in the head for the manufacturer, Parker-Kalon. The MAG nails are pretty new, maybe introduced in the 1990's. You can still buy them new.


He is fast.

ModernMiner, again, thanks for you help.