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martinfan30 · Dec 28, 2014

How old is this t head nail? I know it's nothing spectacular but I live on an old ranch house built in 61. Makes me think there might be more in the back yard.

oleman · Dec 28, 2014

only t headed nail I know of works in a pneumatic nail gun---are you sure it's a t- nail? T-nails started being used in construction around 1970 I believe

Grumpysrb · Dec 28, 2014

T or square head? Square headed are old.

Surfchunker · Dec 28, 2014

it's just a rusty old square nail

martinfan30 · Dec 28, 2014

After closer examination, it appears to be a rectangular head nail. Hard to tell of the shaft. The mid section of the shaft appears almost square. The rest of it is rusted pretty good.

Just was thinking this is a good indicator of an old site where I live.

MaineHunter · Dec 28, 2014

That is not a T head nail. It is a square nail. That style was made from about 1810 to about 1910.

martinfan30 · Dec 28, 2014

MaineHunter said:
That is not a T head nail. It is a square nail. That style was made from about 1810 to about 1910.

Hmm, same thing my dad said.

Like I said, I think I will continue to hunt the back yard. Found a 70's SPAM can earlier lol

So far, my bounty hunter platinum is real keen on iron..

gunsil · Dec 29, 2014

MaineHunter said:
That is not a T head nail. It is a square nail. That style was made from about 1810 to about 1910.

Square head nails are still used today. Square nails are still and have been used for a long time as concrete nails. They are a harder steel than regular nails and rust faster in the ground due to a higher carbon content in the steel.

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