Arrowhead ID or aging if possible

[TheFishhawk86]

Was hoping someone could help with some information on this arrowhead

 

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[fyrffytr1]

First, welcome to the forums. I am guessing it is metal and would probably date to the last half of the 20th century.

 

[ToddsPoint]

That's a glue on arrowhead from when they were still using wooden shafts. 1960's maybe. Gary

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

I have to agree with Gary, that this is likely a 'modern' arrowhead.

Funny, this was my first thought when I saw your post Fishhawk.

 

[Tony in SC]

Cool find! Welcome to Tnet.

 

[Fat]

Modern I agree.
The movie old Fishhawk is really good too.

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Welcome to TreasureNet.

1950-ish. When I get home I can probably get you a better ID but I am 90% sure it is a Del-Ma Penetrator MA-3. Hard to date precisely as they are still made and have been since the 1950's. (I'm a member of A.B.C.C. - American Broadhead Collector's Club)

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

That's a glue on arrowhead from when they were still using wooded shafts. 1960's maybe. Gary

I'll have you know there are a LOT of us who still only hunt with traditional bows and wood arrows. Deer haven't changed much in 10,000 years so why do we need to have the latest gear?

The broadhead I use is from a batch made in 1960 that was found in a dealer's garage and I taper and fletch my own Douglas fur and turkey feathered shafts. My most used bow is a Red Wing Hunter recurve (Bob Lee) of the same time period. No sights - traditional "aim".

 

[TheFishhawk86]

Thanks for everyone's replies I am very happy to have found this forum and hope to share more of my finds, you all have been great!

 

[xaos]

Funny, I am a member of the same club...american broads collectors club

 

[MKW]

I thought/think it might be a Zwickey or Grizzly glue on modern broadhead. Truth is, lots of companies make/have made broadheads in that style.

 

[ToddsPoint]

I'll have you know there are a LOT of us who still only hunt with traditional bows and wood arrows. Deer haven't changed much in 10,000 years so why do we need to have the latest gear?

The broadhead I use is from a batch made in 1960 that was found in a dealer's garage and I taper and fletch my own Douglas fur and turkey feathered shafts. My most used bow is a Red Wing Hunter recurve (Bob Lee) of the same time period. No sights - traditional "aim".

I'm all in with the traditional stuff. Here are some points I knapped for a traditional bow hunter from Australia named Jay. He wanted to try flint points but had trouble obtaining them. I chipped 8 points and they all weighed the same. IIRC they were 120 grains. Forget the serrated one in the middle, that wasn't part of the 8. I sent them to him no charge. I don't bow hunt anymore but was glad to help him out. Gary

 

[Gold Maven]

I'm all in with the traditional stuff. Here are some points I knapped for a traditional bow hunter from Australia named Jay. He wanted to try flint points but had trouble obtaining them. I chipped 8 points and they all weighed the same. IIRC they were 120 grains. Forget the serrated one in the middle, that wasn't part of the 8. I sent them to him no charge. I don't bow hunt anymore but was glad to help him out. Gary

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That's some nice work, beautiful material.

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Beautiful work. I used to work with a guy who went "full primitive" bowhunting with his son on his own wooded 60 acres. Harvested the wood for the bows and arrow-shafts and knapped the heads. Used fletching from turkeys they had hunted/harvested. They both put the time in to get good enough with their gear and both collected bucks. Takes a lot of patience as well as discipline to learn the skills.

I like the 1960's gear because that what I recall drooling over as a little kid and I admire the simplicity (and strength & ease of cared or epoxy/fiberglass/wood laminated bows). Good exercise as well (I shoot all year).

 

[flyadive]

It is a modern broadhead.
I’m also a traditional hunter. The metal arrowheads are made basically to breakdown quickly over a shorter time. If you hit an animal and wound it and the broadhead stays embedded. The wood shaft will usually come out. The broadhead will break down and the animal may recover.