Variation of a tang ?

[Cosmo]

I did not personally find this. It was found in southern Illinois 3.5 long . Both the finder and I are kinda clueless on this one. My best guess is a variation of a tang knife . Any other opinions?

 

[creekhunter]

Sometimes when a blade was hafted, the one tang was sharpened down while the other was inside the handle.

 

[rock]

Sometimes when a blade was hafted, the one tang was sharpened down while the other was inside the handle.

There is your answer its a nice well used knife.

 

[Mrdigz]

Awesome!!

 

[Americus]

That is an interesting point. Thanks for the look.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Looks like a Buck Creek that has had one Tang sharpened off of it.

 

[Mark Todd]

The Delhi blade is another possibility, they were apparently halfted with a method that left only one blade edge usable and resharpenable...
Source, Gregory Perino/ Vol. 1
Looks like Burlington chert, Nice blade!

 

[stefen]

I did not personally find this. It was found in southern Illinois 3.5 long . Both the finder and I are kinda clueless on this one. My best guess is a variation of a tang knife . Any other opinions?

If you drew an imaginary centerline from the tip down thru the shank...and made a mirror image of the right half (center picture)...you'd can picture that the left half was damaged and repaired...to what you presently have...

An arrowhead re-purposed...