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Projectile Point (FOUS 16795) - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

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Although Knife River flint and other stone arrowheads could be sharper than metal points, they could break on impact. If damaged during use, metal points like this one made of brass, could be reworked and sharpened.

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1916 - 2020
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