SteveB wrote:

The one I had didn't have so much metal removed on the "pointy" end. (is
that called the horn?)

Yes, the 'pointy end' is the horn or bick. If anyone is interested, I
scanned an image taken from _The Art of Blacksmithing_ by Alex Bealer
that shows the nomenclature.

View it at my web site:
http://www.indyironworks.com/~rvb01/...nvil_parts.jpg