What have i found?

[Digger Danny]

I would say maybe a broken file handle or a handle of some sort. A lot of people would fit a ring around a bit of timber to stop it splitting when forced onto a tool.

Cheers, DD

 

[rocketaroo]

Yep ^^^^^^^^^^, chisels had rings on them like that.

 

[treasureman]

Nice one digger dan. Thanks

 

[silver]

How big is it,.... not the remains of a shaving brush is it ?

 

[treasureman]

very well could be. Its quite small. THe photos taken were of the corner of a tablet protective case. The cornners are to loop over the corners of a tablet. So about that size lol.
Bit of a boring find. But was curious as it looks old.

 

[TheSilentBugler]

Always helps to have a scale, chuck a coin in the pic for reference.

 

[Sandta]

Ye im with DD . Looks like a ferrule to me
But.... Could be wrong

 

[treasureman]

I was having a closer look at this tonight and put it in the tomahawk category. It is heavy weighing 106grams.
One side is like malted iron ( darker smoother side) and the lighter side is more course and looks feels like rough stone.
it reacts on my metal detector 57-76 reading.
Found it about 13 inches deep. East coastal location.
Can anyone recognise the form and put a name to it.
to me it looks as though its been shaped by human. Though aboriginal stone weapons / tools google search come up with nothing similar. However other ancient stone tomahawks google search are getting closer.
or maybe its not an ancient stone weapon or tool like i have been thinking.

 

[TheSilentBugler]

Doesn't look like a tool form I know, you sure it's not slag?

For native tools you really only see Greenstone or flint.

Metallic is unheard of.

 

[TheSilentBugler]

If it's not slag, could be a meteorite.

 

[Sandta]

If it's not slag, could be a meteorite.

Wouldnt that be so cool

 

[treasureman]

it would be very cool. i dont think its magnetic though, Dont have a magnet to check.
its rock to me, it was found near the beach deep in the sand by an old walking path.
to me its either been fashioned into this shaped a long time ago, or it fluked it naturally and is the shape it is.
Almost looks like a megladon tooth. but i know its not.
Would be stoked if it were a meteroite

 

[treasureman]

funny thing i seen a crazy looking shooting star last night on the way home from work. was in the sky for 4 seconds before it blanked out

 

[rocketaroo]

Its an ancient aboriginal fertility totem. The lilla-dik-boolsac, has been found in other areas of Australia. And stop being a florin show-off lol

 

[treasureman]

your funny rocketaroo. thought id throw a few tanned florins in for scale.

Do you have any similar photos you can show me of one of these ancient aboriginal fertility totem?

Did the ancient aboriginies carve this out of iron stone? or carve it out of a meteorite?

 

[treasureman]

I dont think its slag. Found plenty of slag in my time.
i found it on a sand island. So its be brought here by some means
better closer pics in daylight

 

[silver]

Old base of a golf club(wooden handle deteriorated over time) hurled into the surf in a bout of self disgust over not making par,.....E V E R.

 

[treasureman]

Old base of a golf club(wooden handle deteriorated over time) hurled into the surf in a bout of self disgust over not making par,.....E V E R.

are you serious silver? i guess it does resemble the shape of a putter, but i doubt it?

 

[silver]

Just having a lend with my 2c worth TM(ha). :lol: :|

 

[TheSilentBugler]

Could be something like that too, thoise clearer shots make it look like something covered in *****.

You detected it though?

Some old metal doohickey.