Vintage Arrows ----- Let's See Yours

[Bud B.]

I want to make up some arrows like those of old, inspired in part by some that I have and in part by brianlocal3's "vintagy" looking arrows.

If you don't mind posting up some pics of the old Pearsons, Bears, etc. arrows, I sure would like to see what you have collected over the years. I like seeing the color combos and cresting from days past. Maybe seeing your arrows will help me get these few doz blank shafts I have into arrows that are ready to shoot.

Thank you.

Bud

[snag]

Ben Pearson arrows:
 

 


 

Bear arrow:
 


Just some to get you started. I think our tastes have changed a bit over the years. Some of the old paint jobs were not that great. They were more mass produced and simple. But some were very well thought out and well designed. Of course it does depend on the decade too. I think some of the stuff coming out of the 70's, whether it is wallpaper or cars, just wasn't the best! haha

[Ray Lyon]

Here's some Bear X-200's from the late 1950's. These are made with Forgewood shafting.

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Note the headshrinker aluminum inserts under the Bear Razorhead.  

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[Bud B.]

Nice!!

Thanks guys  

[Blackhawk]

Bear wood arrows:

 

[creekwood]

These are fairly old (still wrapped in the original wrapping), but maybe they are an example of what you are looking for...

   
   
   

[creekwood]

Some miscellaneous examples of old arrows...

 

[Phrogdrvr]

Set of Bear Magnum .308s, and a couple of KMags

 

Tom

[wooddamon1]

Some skinny cedars from the 50's that I restored and hunted with last season, heads courtesy of our own Jon Stewart:

 

 

Before:

 

[Ray Lyon]

Nice work with those Damon.  
Those are classic colors in my opinion.

[LoneWolf73]

 

[Mike Gerardi]

Damon that box or wooden case is really cool.

[wooddamon1]

Thanks guys. The box and arrows were given to me years ago by an old bowhunter who's since passed on. He also gave me 5 recurves he'd made along with another box full of target/flight arrows and tabs, etc...all hand crafted. The boxes themselves are gone, but I still have all the other goodies.


Really digging all these arrows!  

[doug77]

[smokin joe]

Great idea for a thread, Bud. I'll be watching this one for ideas.

[Bud B.]

Looking at the nice color combos I might need more shafts. Or, make sets of three  

[TRAP]

Bear X-200s
 

Ben Pearson Classics
 

Bear Arrows

[TRAP]

Bear X-200 Reproductions 1960
 

Bear X-200 Repros late 50s
 

Bear X-200 Repros 1960
 

[THEFOREVERMAN]

I see a lot of guys on here have Fred bear heads. I've looked through a a lot of trad broadheads and bears heads are not that great compared to some. Maybe Simmons sharks, hill, or others. Good luck guys.

[TRAP]

Bear X-200 Repros
 

Fred's pattern Late 60s-Early 70s (Repros made for John Kabissa)  

Ben Pearson Repros