Spear point or knife?

[riverdiver]

I went bottle diving and uncovered this knapped point, unsure if it is a spear or knife. Your collective knowledge is appreciated!

 

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[Timbermaster]

Incredible find! That must have been exhilarating! Were you digging a bottle and happened upon it?

 

[riverdiver]

As a matter of fact Timbermaster I was, I was 15' down in a freshwater river bottom digging out two blob top beers when this point flicked up at me, all I could scream through my regulator was "whoa, where did it go", when the silt settled in was in the left side wall of the hole!!

 

[riverdiver]

unclemac I can do that tonight for you, what is a gray ghost by the way?

 

[ToddsPoint]

A grey ghost is a fake made by a guy named Reinhart (spelling?) in Texas. He slabbed the flint with a rock saw and made the points on a lever jig. He made thousands of them and fooled lots of people back in the day. I really doubt that the point is a grey ghost. Gary

 

[dts52]

Holy cow! That’s beautiful. Congratulations.
HH
dts

 

[Silvermonkey]

What a beautiful piece! Congrats.

 

[unclemac]

a grey ghost is easy to spot by looking at it along the edge. We have seen our share here

 

[Relicific]

Great find
Congrats

 

[ArfieBoy]

Gorgeous! Thanks for sharing with us!