Blue Zwickey Deltas

[David Phillips]

I'm never the guy with the yard sell treasure find. But I bought a box of what the lady said was "bow junk". Couple packs of unused Zwickey Delta 4 blades, several loose Deltas. Two True Angle hones one for 3 one for 4 blades, tru angle leather strop for 4 blade. Two dozen Bear Razors most never mounted but all un sharpened or used and a pack of the bleeders . Bunch of the rubber 4 blade arrow covers and various old broadheads Bodkin mangus [attachment=1,msg2935813][attachment=1,msg2935813] and some parts for a blitzenburger fletcher bags of  nocks, inserts bow stringers etc. . She was firm on the 10$ so I gave in.
  Anyway the point of the post. Does anyone know when the Deltas went from Blue to green? Specifically the light blue ones? I've read the Zwickeys were originally black but can't find info on the blue to green. 

[Tom]

Believe you've hit the yard sale lottery-great find. I started to use zwickey's in the 80's and they were blue then.

[bowmaster12]

Great find!

[Bob T.]

If my old brain remembers right. In the 60s they were green, I think in the 70s they were blue for a short time and went back to green.

[Hud]

Great find, someone's junk turned into a treasure.

[Gene Wensel]

  They were green before they went to blue. I actually asked Zwickey why he did that. He said, "I got a really good buy on a bunch of blue paint." Ha!

[Doug in MN]

Excellent find

[Jon Stewart]

If I remember right (at 71) they went to blue for 2 maybe 3 years and then back to green because the hunters didn't like the blue color.

As mentioned, you hit the yard sale jackpot at $10.00.

[Gene Wensel]

   I did a tape recorded interview with Jack Zwickey at his home many years ago. Back then, his entire manufacturing process took place right in his big house. I lost the tapes. Seems like I wrote an article about that interview several years later but I can't remember where it was printed. Jack's sister lived up the road from me back then. I saw him several times while he was in the Bitterroot.

[woodchucker]

JACKPOT!!!!!!!! 

[Charlie Lamb]

I'd listen to Gene. Jack told me the same thing about the
blue paint.

[woodchucker]

Hey, if the "blue" fits.....

[David Phillips]

Thanks for the info. I've seen them green and the dark blue first time with the light blue.

[Duncan]

Great find! I've got a half dozen blue Eskimos.

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Cool find

[Terry Green]

Yes, .. what Gene said.

I have a few blues left for sure.... Lots of memories back in the 80s with them O'l Blues.

[buckeyebowhunter]

Deltas are great 

[Jon Stewart]

All the ones I have are the 4 blade. Anyone know if any two blade were painted blue.

[Ceb]

Yes, 2 blades was also painted in blue, I still have a few around I purchased many years ago.