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Is it some kind of funky Kentucky side tang knife?
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What I see is not a corner notched point but a basal notched point. It is not uncommon to find basally notched points with long so-called "ears" or barbs to be broken. It seems in my case, that was more common than finding one which was not broken. There are several point types that have long "ears" or barbs as one of their distinguishing characteristics. Once a barb was broken it was often re-worked and this is what I think I see here that you are showing. I think I have examples of what I mean and will see if I can show them to you. In my case, the points may not have been reworked.
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By definition you have a tang knife. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tang_%28weaponry%29 But what is defined as what is considered a tang knife in artifacts has three different types Base tang, which has a slight lean from the cutting edge. A Corner tang, which as notches on both sides of a corner with the opposite side being the cutting edge and the last is the Side tang, where the other side is the knife edge. Any knife that is hafted in reality is a tang knife. I am sure I will get some flak but it is more to describe a region where they are prevalent such as Texas.
Look to the ground for it holds the past!
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