Ship Spike/Nail - need help dating it

[SailDive]

Completely new to this!

Found this on a Georgia barrier island this weekend.

Hoping someone can help me date it - I've looked through a couple of online resources, but haven't found anything with a head that looks quite like this one. It's around 18" long.

TIA

 

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[Hawks88]

Welcome to tnet. Sorry can’t help with the ID.

 

[CASPER-2]

go to the shipwreck forum and ask - more experts there

 

[SailDive]

go to the shipwreck forum and ask - more experts there

thanks - I'll try that.

 

[Robot]

I'll Try To...Nail It Down!

Gary Drayton found some ship spikes off the Atlantic Coast which could be similar.

He states first machine cut nails were produced early 1700's, yours appears to be wrought iron so much earlier.

Gary Drayton beach and water hunting blog: Iron clues