POMAC arrow, mystery barbed broadhead...

Hobow · September 11, 2013, 03:13:00 AM

I came across a really neat old Potter & Macquarrie arrow. It's hard to see but it's a two point footed arrow with very slight barreling of .325 at the nose, .328 at the middle and .321 at the tail.

The big mystery for me is the broadhead. It appears as though the blade is stamped and soldered to a formed ferrule and the barbs have a helical bend.

Any ideas on the broadhead?

Thank you for looking,

Brad

Shane Reed · September 11, 2013, 08:29:00 AM

Very nice!

Ray Lyon · September 11, 2013, 12:07:00 PM

looks like an early Howard Hill barbed head.

Lucas K · September 11, 2013, 10:16:00 PM

I don't think it's a Hill head, even the earliest ones that I have seen have the Duralume furrel

bowhunterfrompast · September 12, 2013, 12:41:00 AM

The main blade looks a lot like a Howard Hill, soldered on a bullet ferrule. It appears to be homemade, I did not find it in any of the books.

Hobow · September 12, 2013, 02:38:00 AM

Thanks for the replies so far. The parts appear to have been stamped, they are nicer than the average home built broadhead. I wonder if perhaps someone modified some Case parts (or similar) before they assembled them?

bowhunterfrompast · September 14, 2013, 03:24:00 PM

Ron sent this in an email.

"The ferrule does appear to be a bullet jacket as it is quite long. The blade is not a Howard Hill- the ends of the barbs are different. The head also appears to have been on the arrow for a long time, not like it was changed out at a later date. Is it possible that this is an undiscovered POMAC head? I don't think the blades are helical by design, they just happened to have been bent?"

Hobow · September 15, 2013, 01:50:00 AM

Thanks for the feedback Rick. I suppose that anything is possible at this point. The broadhead appears as old as the arrow, black glue and all.

Ted Fry · October 07, 2013, 03:06:00 PM

Thanks for the fine arrow to add to the collection Brad.
Yes it does look like an early Hill broadhead but the ferrule is not correct as some have suggested , even the early Grubbs heads that Earl made for Howard to not resemble this head.
Yes it does look as though the broadhead has been the only thing ever installed on the arrow.
This head looks to be a production model as it was die stamped and not cut by hand and yes the offset helical on the back are done on purpose not by just" happening to be bent", they are both bent the same amount and at the same place.
Very nice example of an early barbed broadhead.
Looking forward to hanging it with all the other POMAC arrows.
Thanks Brad!

Hobow · October 08, 2013, 03:02:00 AM

You're welcome Ted! The arrow belongs there.

Thank you for the nice gift, it was unexpected and gracious.

Thanks everyone for your input.

Brad

Ted Fry · October 17, 2013, 12:43:00 PM

At this point Brad I am leaning on a possible unknown POMAC broadhead

Hobow · October 17, 2013, 08:57:00 PM

That was my feeling as well Ted, nothing about it looked homemade.