I have read some references to the Orient Stemmed point which seems to be a type unique to the areas within spitting distance of Narragansett Bay. As I understand it, these are basically Orient Fishtails with stem in the place of the tail. I'd be interested to see any examples you New England hunters have found, I believe I have two in my collection, along with two other brokes that may or may not be. I find it fascinating that these sub-types exist and even more so that they don't get much ink in the books I've read.
I can't help it, I automatically refer to them as "Gansett Stemmed"
Here's a pic of the points I think may fit the description, I'm hoping CMD and some of the other SE NE guys will chime in and populate this thread with some prime examples.
The lefthand example might be a Merrimack(?), the middle two are the ones I believe might be decent examples of the type and the righthand one... without a base, it's pretty hard to tell.
I can't help it, I automatically refer to them as "Gansett Stemmed"
Here's a pic of the points I think may fit the description, I'm hoping CMD and some of the other SE NE guys will chime in and populate this thread with some prime examples.
The lefthand example might be a Merrimack(?), the middle two are the ones I believe might be decent examples of the type and the righthand one... without a base, it's pretty hard to tell.
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