Does anyone know what this is?

[lara4228]

Moring Everyone!

I am not versed in this area of interest and I have a customer who has this item and neither one of us know what it is.  I am hoping you guys and gals here may know? 

It is old, likely from the 1930s or earlier.  Very long wooden handle with a very short iron point at the end.  We both suspect it may have been used to poke and move logs along the water while in transportation.

The tip is about  2.5-4 inches long and the handle is about 10+ feet long.

what are your thoughts?

Thank you!

Lara

[lara4228]

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[Old Greenhorn]

Sounds like a pike pole to me but a photo would really help.
edit, ah ok, see it now. Yeah, possibly an early pike pole.

[beenthere]

Welcome to the Forestry Forum.

Pike pole would be my guess too. But numerous uses for a pike pole could be imagined. Moving ice blocks, moving floating logs, cattle prod,  etc.

[Magicman]

Also pike poles were used to raise utility poles.  In the early-mid 1960's, the telephone line trucks still carried pike poles.

[lara4228]

thank you everyone for your input!

My consignor did tell me he used it to help erect some beams in the shop he built  but he never knew exactly the purpose of the pole itself!

I appreciate your knowledge!!