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Started by Sheepshooter, March 06, 2011, 12:08:00 AM

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Sheepshooter

I have 3 arrows that belonged to Howard Hill. One of them is signed by him. They have been authenticated by Craig Ekin.

Hud

Lucky guy. Sorry, but the forum rules state questions about value are not allowed in Collecting.
TGMM Family of the Bow

Sheepshooter

Oh sorry. Should have read the rules first. Do I need to get this deleted?

Ron Roehrick


Sheepshooter








Here are a few pics. Sorry it took so long to post them. Been busy. I can take a better pic of the signature as soon as my camera battery charges.

Warberg

Thanks for sharing, super cool

damascusdave

Wow, I gotta take a peek at those one day, Randy.

DDave
I set out a while ago to reduce my herd of 40 bows...And I am finally down to 42

damascusdave

Randy, if you are an arrow collector I know where there are a half dozen bearglas arrows with green razorheads.

DDave
I set out a while ago to reduce my herd of 40 bows...And I am finally down to 42

Kelly

Am curious which of the three arrows shown has Howard's signature on it?

Are you implying that all three are personal arrows of Howard Hill?

Obviously the top arrow is longer than the other two. What length are they, BOP measurement?

Thanks!
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Enjoy the flight of an arrow amongst Mother Nature's Glory!

Once one opens the mind to the plausible, the unbelievable becomes possible!

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Yours for better bowhunting, Kelly

Larry m

Nice Arrows! I hope some of the serious broadhead collector's come on here. It would be great to see their in depth  historical perspective on the different arrows and broadheads.

Lucas K

I'm with Kelly, which is which? who's arrow is the one on the bottom?
Lucas Kent

d. ward

top arrow sure does look like one of double H's heads and the arrow looks long enough.the middle one looks like maybe a pre. HH type head with bullet ferrule kind of short for double HH though.but the 3rd arrow ?????? bd

Kelly

I know Howard liked to white cap dip his arrows and also tapered them so either of the top two could be his. Obviously the length of those two differ(top one is approx 2" longer than middle one) so until we get a measurement we won't know for sure. Howard was very precise in his broadhead arrow length.

Definitely the bottom one does not look like anything of HH's but then we don't know how old that head is, either. Could be pre-Hill broadheads. The bottom two arrows are approx the same length.
>>>>============>

Enjoy the flight of an arrow amongst Mother Nature's Glory!

Once one opens the mind to the plausible, the unbelievable becomes possible!

>>>>============>

Yours for better bowhunting, Kelly

Kelly

If the length of the broadhead of the middle arrow is 3" then that arrow is very close to 27.75" BOP.

Suspect that most of the bottom arrows fletching has been lost over the years but if one just looks at the style of the rest os shaft it is very simialr to the arrow Hill used in taking a bobcat in the Florida Everglades in 1928, page 81 of Hunting the Hard Way. Of course, in this picture we can not see what the broadhead looks like but in 1928 it defintely was long before the Hill broadheads.

If that is the case, then both the bottom arrows could be HH's because they are the same length. But then again back in 1928 Howard may not have been so precise with is arrow lengths.
>>>>============>

Enjoy the flight of an arrow amongst Mother Nature's Glory!

Once one opens the mind to the plausible, the unbelievable becomes possible!

>>>>============>

Yours for better bowhunting, Kelly

d. ward

wonder if one of the broadhead guys may know the 3rd head bd

2treks

That bottom arrow looks like a flight arrow to me.??????????
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vintage-bears

Fantastic Howard Hill memorabilia!
Very special indeed......
"In the wind, He's still alive"
TGMM Family of the bow
New York Bowhunters

Cody Roiter

Here are a few photos of an arrow shot by Howard in the late 1950's Arrow came from Howard's arrow box... Also have an early handmade arrow by Howard that my grandpa got in 1947 After Howard put on an archery demo at his High School will get pics as soon as I can..
This Hill arrow is the one from 1950's
Cody
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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