Dating Snuffers

[Ryan Rothhaar]

SteveO - That depends...."new manufacture" baby Snuffers are easy to come by....they are called "Woodsmans"!  HA!  Couldn't pass that up.

The baby Snuffers were made by hand years ago.  I know my brother had some when he was a kid (probably early 1970's) and Dad made some for other folks - kids and women shooting light bows - but he never made any during the time I can remember, so I'd be surprised if any were made after 1980.  There were never any jigs for these heads - all one at a time by hand.  I've been asked by several collectors about them, but frankly, I've never held one in my hand, myself.  Saw a couple in collections.

There's still a few one-off prototype stuff floating around.  I know Bret Cagle has one of the early 2 inch diameter - yeah, TWO INCH, Snuffers that originally belonged to Jim Emerson.  Dad built lots of sizes in the early R&D days.  Bret has shot a couple deer with this head in the last few years.  Ask him and he'll give you a graphic description of what it will do to a buck's heart!

Ryan