Aging a Howatt Hunter

[Hud]

Two Serial No.s on Howatt Hunters are HH51329 and HH51305,  would that be bowyer #5, 1961, or 1971, and sequence 329 and 305?

[mangonboat]

HHS = 1964, sequentially numbered.

[mangonboat]

approximately 1500 bows made each year by Howatt at that point

[Gerald Denley]

As Mark pointed out the first number in the serial digits is of no value in dating a Howatt until 1972.

The key to identifying the year a Howatt was made between 1961 and 1971 is the 3rd letter in the model indicator. \

S is the letter used in 1964. So HHS is a Howatt Hunter made in 1964. HH for Hunter and S is the 1964 year suffix letter.

HSS would be a 1964 Hi-Speed. HS for Hi-Speed and S for 1964

HHX is a 1963 Hunter as X is the suffix letter for 1963 models.

Figured that out two years ago.

[Gerald Denley]

If the first number is a 5 then the bows are both 1975.

Are the risers all rosewood or are they guibourtia with a vertical stripe down the middle?

All rosewood will be 1964 and the vertical stripe will be 1975's.