All About Pocket Knives

This forum got me started; in collecting points and artifacts; although I have always liked them. Seems like all the knifers that I know; always collect something else with their knives. My secondary hobby was coins and large US paper currency; now it's points and artifacts.

Anyone collect Blunts or Stunners; or know their use in ancient times? Most theories say for small game or used as a scrapper; not sure I buy the use as scrappers. Seems that other tools; were made for that purpose. I have acquired a few; and really like them for some reason; along with many other different points.


Paul

Paul, I'm far from an expert on this subject, but it seems to me that the people who utilized those stone weapons tended to recycle the ones that got chipped or broken. I suspect that at least some of those "blunts" started out with a much sharper point and were later repaired and put to use once again. My artifact obsessed friend that I mentioned to you previously has told me it was apparently a common practice to reshape or resharpen the damaged "points" rather than discard them and have to start from scratch napping a new one.

I'll be watching this thread to see what input others may have on this subject.

Phil

Maybe they were 'blanks', to use on New Years Eve.


Seriously, Phil has it right. I always preferred to call all such artifacts points, rather than try to label them as arrowheads, spears, etc. Not only were broken 'points' re-sharpened to put to new uses, but some may have been originally made that way. Primitive man had many needs for sharp tools in woodworking, mat and basket making, sewing etc. And they'd be handier with handles. Points such as the ones you picture would make great little "pen knives"....eh ?

Fran

Paul, I found this site that might help you out some on those and others you might find:

http://associations.missouristate.edu/m ... sguide.htm

Terry

Paul, Better one click on you region I just found this site pretty awesome

http://www.theaaca.com/typology/Mapbyregion.html

Let me know what you think

Terry, thanks for the link excellent information. Nice collection that you posted.


Paul

Your welcome Paul Thanks, I can't wait to disc up the gardens and find more arrowheads for my collection

[quote="Sauconian"]Maybe they were 'blanks', to use on New Years Eve.

Seriously, Phil has it right. I always preferred to call all such artifacts points, rather than try to label them as arrowheads, spears, etc. Not only were broken 'points' re-sharpened to put to new uses, but some may have been originally made that way. Primitive man had many needs for sharp tools in woodworking, mat and basket making, sewing etc. And they'd be handier with handles. Points such as the ones you picture would make great little "pen knives"....eh ?

Fran[/quote]
Love it. LMAO. Reckon they were allowed to discharge arrows in the village??