shep

Mighty hard to figure out that is ! Made by Goerge Shumaker in the early to mid 50's one on a very short list of heads that came out of Indiana.

Of the 5 I have only 1 comes close enough to the measurements and weight in the Broadhead ID Book that I felt sure about giving it a number. (#4 - #0531.000 )



The two best ways to determine which head you have is to measure the thickness of the BWS (bat wing shoulder) and the weight. I have shoulder thicknesses that range from .125" to .200". If I go by the specs in the book, my head with the .200" shoulders (#5) should weigh 220gr. but it's nowheres near that weighing in at 148gr. Another head with the straighter BWS (#1) that measures .125" on the shoulders only weighs in at 126gr.

When it comes to these heads I guess that Wade Phillips summed it up best with this little tid-bit from his book reguarding IDing Goshawks, "certain frustration followed by inevitable failure"

OOOHHHH my head hurts

goosebuster46

Shep, I always wonder if some of the manufacturers used whatever steel they could get. Sometimes thinner, sometimes thicker. Might be why they never really caught on or lasted. Could you measure the blade thickness and see if there is a differance? I have several heads from differant manufacturers that do`nt fit in one measurment or another. I could only think of how it was to id a broadhead when they used terms like " short-long, early-improved-current. Ken

bowhunterfrompast

OHHHH.....the joys of collecting broadheads

Old broadhead collector qoute......"It's your collection, put any number you want on it"

shep

I start doing that and the old farts with an OCD condition will get on my case !

I didn't mention any names !

shep

Blade thickness from L to R

1) .29"
2) .31"
3) .30"
4) .25"
5) .32"

Big Boar

I've got Old Timers, but that is OT. I might have OCD, but I can't tell because I don't know what it stands for.

Slowbowke

This Hoosier would like to know

1. What else is on the Indiana Short List

and

2. Who is going to Compton with old Aces and / or Goshawks?

I thought there was two Goshawks kinda like the Pearson Deadheads. (wrong again)

God Bless

raghorn

There's more than two Deadheads and way more than two Goshawks. Ken's statement about whatever ever steel is handy is true. In the 40's, particularly because of the war, steel was in very short supply. They used what they could get. BHD makers just made a broadhead of their design, they never intended to make a 125, 150, 180 to suit the shooters FOC and tuning requirements. They shot what they had and enjoyed it.

I know of one collector who has his collection numbered in the order that he got the heads. He never has to move his BHDs around in the display. If he ever loses his personal catalog he's up the creek.

__________________
Colorado Bowhunters Assc >>>-----> American Broadhead Collectors Club
Colorado Traditional Archers Society >>>-----> Ron Brunges

Slowbowke

181.4 grains and 184.7 grains (as shown left first then right)

Right one is 1.852 inches wide and 2.520 inches long.
The left one is just less than that on both measurements by about .005-7 inch.



No trip to Compton for me this year. Work. arghhh. Ive a buddy going to see if any show up.

God Bless

Slowbowke

Raghorn's quote
I picked up my third Goshawk.

I was a little surprised HOW MUCH different there were in sizes just comparing this last one to my other two.





Equally as amazing (to me) its right at 9 grains lighter and the smaller ferrel is an almost perfect fit to a Sweetland forgewood shaft.

Definately interesting.

God Bless