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Hillbilly:
I think he's talking about these:



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Kegan:
I know it wouldn't be the best penetrating blade, but it seems like it would be good for emergencies or simple survival- being so easy to knap and all. I had heard of people using them, just wanted to get everyone else's opinion- thanks :)!

D. Tiller:
Hey Keegan! I think it must be a good point with. They used a ton of them in the Neolithic from what I heard. It actually came after bifacial flaking in the history books. Simple fast to make and sharper than a bifacially flaked point.  Though I think the bifacial flake would be more areodynamic.

I would like to think the people who made those were really smart! Think about it. Simple and fast to make. You can pop out five from a long blade in a 1/4 the time it takes to make a bifacial point. Also, its redealy disposable since most times you break the point after shooting it at a game animal anyways. So little time in the point turns out to be a good think if your just going to bust it up when shooting it.

David T

jamie:
they work and the animal bleeds out something fierce. but i still prefer a standard point.

cowboy:
Those are interesting - haven't read about or heard about them in any of the books I've read, look like they'd do the job - but I'd prefer bifaced points myself.

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