Harpoon head

Hi everyone
I'd like to find out more about this harpoon head I brought at a bootsale for 50p.
Be great to date this.

 

Part of a mower

 

Haha I thought it's my luck.

 

I'm hoping it's antique harpoon head. Looks like a detachable one but not seen any online examples.

 

the last pic is of something else?

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/John-Deere...872243?hash=item2ac8d29c73:g:IR0AAOSwJd1b3F5F

 

Wow I thought you was joking haha thanks for that.

 

Actually no. Looking at them this one is barbed like a fish hook. It's Very similar! I'd even go so far to say the based there mower on a harpoon design but this one is definitely designed to harpoon something. Take a closer look. Obviously I'm hoping I'm right here

 

No I take that back your right

 

All the pics are of the same item

 

Terry you did well there. How did you find this?

 

Yeah the funny thing is I build tractors for a living I I never clicked. It's because it's so worn and barbed it really looked like a harpoon head.

 

Yes, a part from a sickle bar mower. These are called guards, or rock guards. They run next to the ground and lift and separate the crop so the sickle sections can cut it.

Since they run on the ground, they are prone to getting loose and knocked off. You can usually spot missing or loose ones when the mower starts leaving a streak when it cuts. If you have bad luck, you'll find them sticking out of a tractor tire.

Still available at farm stores or agricultural dealerships.

 

Even the best of us can mess-up with identfying objects. A couple of weeks ago I spotted this mysterious little badge on an auction site; it was on a buy-now and I wondered if it had been made by someone working for wartime aircraft maker, 'General Aircraft Ltd'. I'm really glad I didn't hit the button because a week later I came across the same design on a perfume bottle!

 

looks like knock off Emporio Armani badge....

 

Spot-on!, the perfume bottle was listed as being Giorgio Armani