New England notched weight

[redrocks]

SW Connecticut. Had a good Hunt. On Valentine's day...You guys already know I've been finding many notched weights lately...usually as big as my hand. .. W hen I saw this one I was awestruck.....20 pounds...16" long 12" wide 2" thick . made outta schist ..a metamorphic rock similar to slate and shale.shelflike ...netweight? Possible.. canoe weight? Possible. ...hadda carry it bout a half mile back to Jeep but no way I was Leaving it there... KP I put a pic in for you ...45 yrs ago I woulda wore it as a pendant...maybe you can make one?hahaha

[SurfaceHunter]

Dang looks like a ship weight or maybe they left that one on the bank to tie their canoe to so it wouldn’t float off. I can’t see it actually being in the canoe. It’s huge nice one Red

[redrocks]

Thanks Glenn it needs more research

[Lindenmeier-Man]

Man ! That must of been the anchor weight !

[redrocks]

Thanks brother man....see they don't only make..bug things in Texas..haha

[Lindenmeier-Man]

We make lots of big bugs !
My son and I did not get to go on our adventure, the weather guy got the forecast wrong, imagine that. Mikey and I did go out hunting yesterday in a horrific sandstorm. At times I could not see him in the storm at 50 yards. I found lots of lithics but only one broken point. I finally told Mikey it was just to rough and we went home..

[redrocks]

Aww man I was looking forward to points from Pecos River

[Kentucky point]

Holy crap! Looks like you found the Mayflower anchor! I have never seen one that massive before. You should assemble all your net weights and take a picture.

[redrocks]

Thanks KP did you read what I wrote

[Kentucky point]

Even forty five years ago woulda been a pain in the neck, lol!

[tomclark]

SUPREME!!!! You deserve it BOOM!

[redrocks]

Thanks Tom...it's wild

[Ron Kelley]

Hey Red, That is a great anchor / weight. Someone from the East coast had posted a similar large notched anchor: I think it was Charlie.

[redrocks]

Thanx Ron

[CMD]

Hey Red, That is a great anchor / weight. Someone from the East coast had posted a similar large notched anchor: I think it was Charlie.

Right you are, Ron. In fact, I told Red yesterday that I would post a link to that thread when he created this thread. I could have sworn I have seen a version of this thread that made the transition to our present forum, but a search only returned this archived thread from our previous generation of arrowheads.com. The first "anchor" described here reminds me of Red's. Super, super find, Red!! And on page 2 of this old thread, Jeff Matteson rediscovers his huge tri-notched weight:

http://forum.arrowheads.com/index.ph...-stone-anchors

[redrocks]

Thanks Charlie I'm gonna check the thread

[Broken Arrow]

Great thread Charlie.

[redrocks]

Charlie thank you for the info in the old thread very informative ...it's very similar to your buddys weight. ... jmatts is awe some wow there can't be too many of these found... Hoss's theory is very good I like it...

[SDhunter]

That’s really something Red. Glad you lugged it home

[redrocks]

Thanks Gary I was worn out from walking and kicking but no way I'm leaving that. Ill never find another

[SurfaceHunter]

I bet that’s going to be the centerpiece of your rock garden of notched stones. It’s a trophy

[redrocks]

Yeah for sure. I may hang it out in a tree in the yard but I wanna experiment hoe they lashed it. Thanks man

[Broken Arrow]

Whoa! That thing is a monster, Red. Great find!

[redrocks]

Thanks Andrew...been finding a lotta notched lately...just not on points. ...but I love this piece..its pretty rare I think....did find a busted up worn out bifurcate same day.. and it was red haha

[Broken Arrow]

There won't be any notched weights left out there, if you keep up this pace.

[Josie]

Red, if anyone was going to find the Mack Daddy of notched weights, it would be you! That's an amazing find!

[redrocks]

Thanks Josie that'd a good one....made me laugh

[gregszybala]

Man, you weren't kidding!

[redrocks]

Thanks Greg ..o yeah I did mention it few days ago. Haha it's serious

[O.C. Hermit]

Wow man...what a find !

[redrocks]

Thanx OC made my day alright

[robshap]

Amazing find. Had to weigh in on this one (pun intended) Congrats.

[redrocks]

Thank you .for weighing in.... heavy weight class.. I got real quiet when I saw it most of my weights are small

[SurfaceHunter]

I bet that was a sight to see you carrying it to your truck. Anybody see you toting it?