bowhunterfrompast

Here's a few I picked up on a recent trip to a local Trad Shop.




1.Smith Panther IV
2.Zwickey
3.Fleetwood small game point
4.Fleetwood King of the Forest
5.Hoyt small game point
6.Hill's Hornet
7.Rib-Tek
8.Rib-Tek
9.Ellis trade point
10.Silver Tip trade point
11.NO ID YET
12.NO ID YET

Gerhard

bowhunterfrompast,

What is a "trade point"?

Interesting collection you have.

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bowhunterfrompast

Gerhard,

The following explanation was copied from Wade Phillips book "Broadheads 1871-1971"

When Europeans arrived in the New World, the North American Natives still practiced a very primitive form of archery when compared to English archery. However, these Natives successfully used the bow and arrow as an effective tool to secure meat and as a weapon to wage war. Stone was the Native's material of choice for these arrowheads. As these Natives were exposed to the Europeans, metal began to replace stone as the accepted arrowhead material. These metal heads are commonly referred to as Indian Trade Points. Frequently, metal was traded to the Natives as a roughly finished arrow point or the Natives acquired metal in some other form and fashioned into a head. These trade points are generally flat pieces of metal with a two-blade cutting edge and a tang fitting into a slotted shaft wrapped with sinew, wire or cord at the tang to secure the head to the shaft.

Broadhead #9 resembles the design described above.

Broadhead #10 is considered a trade point, I don't know exactly when this design was introduced.

cartman308

Man those are neat! Nice finds!

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Okie101

Number 11 looks a lot like a rifle cartridge....or maybe the same concept

bowhunterfrompast

#11..is a field point, sold by Bear Archery and possibly others, that has a screw design on the end of the point for backing point out of trees of what ever. Don't know the manufacturer of said head.

#12..is possibly a handmade head, made by an unknown individual?

Okie101

#11..is a field point, sold by Bear Archery and possibly others, that has a screw design on the end of the point for backing point out of trees of what ever.

That was a cool idea.....

bowhunterfrompast

Here's a few from a couple of recent trades.



1.Little Shaver 3
2.Indian Bleeder
3.Hawkeye 4
4.Zwickey Delta 2 No Mercy
5.Hilbre 4
6.Fleetwood Panther 2
7.Cobra 6
8.Journeyman

special

They have stopped making the RibTeks (over here anyway)...Maybe one day they will be collectors...They are much better suited to a cabinet than a shaft...lol.

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bowhunterfrompast

Raghorn sent me an email with the ID for the mystery field point. Thanks Ron!

Okie101

Would'nt happen to know what year this head came out.... and if any other manufacterer tried a similar design....

bowhunterfrompast

I was hoping Raghorn would see your question, and possibly have the answers. I have no idea, but if I find anything, I will post.

Okie101

No biggie....thanks...

raghorn

I show them for the last time in the 1952 Bear catalog.

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Okie101

Thanks raghorn....