What is it?

[iztok]

A friend of mine found this in Cooper River, SC but have no idea what it might be.

Thoughts?

Aquatic Pleasures Dive Center's Photos - Artifact found in the Cooper River June 27, 2010 | Facebook

 

[Chugwhump]

It almost looks like a portion of an oar.
Is the left side brass, or metal?
I am no expert.

 

[iztok]

Told it is metal (well brass is a metal but I mean steel type thing).

 

[riverdiver]

it's junk what did you bring that up for?

 

[fyr-guy]

Looks to be about the same size and shape of a belaying pin, used to secure lines and ropes for the rigging of earlier sailing vessels. Too bad it's so worn down, whatever it is.

 

[Bob DBF]

Was it near a bridge? It could be an alignment tool used to align the rivet/bolt holes of the beams and braces of a bridge structure so you can put a rivet in the hole beside it. Multipurpose for two different sized holes, the crown in the middle would keep it from falling out of it's holder.

This picture shows a bridge worker putting in the drift pins, the long one between him and the camera seems similar, although longer, to your artifact.

http://frank.itlab.us/bridge/small/jan_26_ream_and_pray.jpg


Bob
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[darkriver]

It's the end of a push pole they used when they floated logs down the rivers.I found one last year that still has about 12' of the pole still in it

 

[iamsharky]

This is a similar item I found and it may be the same as this. Almost 3.5 feet long, wooden staff with metal on the end. someone told me it was a logging tool but i disagree because of the serrations carved in metal. also i believe if this was a logging tool it would have a hook on it and not a spear with fine serrations.

 

[iamsharky]

Any more thoughts on these items??

 

[riverdiver]

logging poles are called pike poles