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This obsidian hunting point weighs 62 grains and has finely serrated edges that are super sharp and provides a 1-inch cutting width. This point will take down big game quickly when you put the arrow in the right spot. I recommend you use a bow with a minimum draw weight of 50 lbs and arrows weighing 550 grains. Free shipping within the U.S.
My late friend Dan Spier made this cool spear that’s modeled after the types used by Plains Indian warriors. The spear shaft is made of bamboo that’s been stained dark reddish brown. It’s tipped with an obsidian spearpoint. The point has a reinforced wrapping of brown leather and below that is black beaver fur. The grip is wrapped with a narrow strip of tan leather that’s accented on both sides with that same dark beaver fur. It also has turkey wing feather accents with decorative wraps of red felt on the upper part of each feather. The entire spear is 6 feet long. Free shipping within the U.S.
If you don’t have access to the famed Osage orange wood, now you can grow your own! These packs of 10 Osage seeds come from the fruits of premium Midwestern Osage orange trees and are ready to be sprouted to create your own crop of bow wood. Only the plumpest, fattest seeds are selected to ensure they produce the healthiest trees.
Osage is very easy to grow. Simply plant them about 1 inch deep in moist potting soil and seedlings should sprout within 10-14 days. I move them to progressively bigger pots as they grow and keep them in pots for the first year. I let them have full sun during the spring and summer but I bring them indoors before the first frost and I keep them indoors during their first winter, though I try to keep them in cooler rooms so they’ll stay dormant. Occasional watering with plant food like Miracle Gro will really give them a head start in growth. In the spring of the second year I transplant them outside into holes that are a 50/50 mix of potting soil and local soil. Water them well after the transplant and keep an eye on them for the next few weeks, as the leaf color will indicate if there’s a problem. If the leaves begin turning yellow, water them with a root stimulator, sometimes called “Quick Start”. That should get the roots growing and will get them transitioned into their new home very quickly.
Osage is very hardy and can survive in all kinds of soils and environmental conditions. Once established it grows surprisingly quickly. Osage can be left to grow on its own, but it tends to branch profusely. It’s best to prune any small branches and suckers off the trunk so it grows a straight trunk with no branches. This forces it to grow upward rather than out, and will result in much straighter, bow quality trunks within a few years. Pruned trees will also reach sexual maturity sooner and should begin producing fruits within 5-7 years. Free shipping to all U.S. customers.
An archery shop near me recently went out of business and I was able to get a few brand new 50-lb PSE Viper SS pistol crossbows. The one in the photo is an example of what they look like when assembled; the ones I’m offering here are brand new and still in the box. The photo shows everything that comes with the crossbow.
These pistol crossbows are serious shooters. They pull 50 lbs and come with everything you need to assemble them. They have a fiber optic sight on the front and an adjustable sight on the back so you can fine-tune where it hits. These crossbows come with 3 arrows (called bolts). The bolts are plastic and are tipped with a sharp metal field point for target shooting. If you were serious about making this crossbow into a real hunting weapon, you could have some longer carbon fiber crossbow bolts made at a local archery shop, tip them with small, very sharp 2-blade broadheads and I bet you could hunt with this crossbow. This little crossbow shoots fast at around 200 feet per second with the provided bolts.
These crossbows come with 2 allen wrenches (for assembling the crossbow), a stringer for stringing and unstringing the crossbow, a dry-fire prevention pin, 3 plastic bolts (crossbow arrows), and bowstring/barrel wax for lubricating the string and contact surface where the string travels when it’s fired. The string is pulled back via the long cocking arm that protrudes out of the back. The cocking arm locking pin is released, the cocking arm is folded down and it pulls the string back until it locks.
These crossbows are BRAND NEW, unused and are still in the box. Price $75 each with free shipping
These 3 metal points are modern made replicas that exactly copy the arrow points that tipped many Plains Indian arrows. Identical points were used by the Blackfoot, Assiniboine, Comanche, Sioux, Arapaho, Cheyenne, Kiowa, Pawnee, among many others. These points were made from an old rusty barrel hoop, just as they were 160 years ago. These metal points were made by blacksmiths in the 1800’s and were a very valued trade item. These are great for making your very own replica Plains Indian arrows, or for adding to your collection of stone arrowheads to show what was used for hunting bison and fighting enemies once metal was introduced. Free shipping within the U.S.
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This cool primitive pot is made of lizella clay from south Georgia and was hand formed and then fired in a campfire. It has a very small hairline rim crack and another crack that runs for about 1.75 inches along the most bulbous part of the very center, but the cracks are minor. You couldn’t cook in this pot, but it is a nice display piece. Since it has a round bottom, a small ring of grass is included so you can set the pot on a flat surface and it won’t roll around.
This Pueblo Side Notched arrow point is made of grey Texas flint and is a copy of authentic Pueblo arrow points from the southwestern U.S. It’s thin with sharp edges and is capable of taking down deer sized game. I’ve taken deer with identical points. 1 1/2″ long x 3/4″ wide. Free shipping to all U.S. customers.
This pretty little Pueblo Side Notched point is made from a colorful piece of Mookaite jasper from Australia. This little point sports a lot of different colors: Pink on the tip and one corner ear, a small splash of red, and purple in the center of the point. This point also has narrow, deep notches and fine diagonal ribbon flaking. A pretty little point.
Arrowhead Specs: 1″ long x 5/8″ wide. Free shipping to all US destinations.
This obsidian knife is based on authentic Hupa Indian knives from Northern California. This knife has an obsidian blade set into a handle of Pacific yew. The handle has both the lighter sapwood and darker heartwood. That has significance since the Hupa also made their exquisite paddle bows from Pacific yew. The rounded shape of the knife blade works perfectly with the natural pivot of our wrists to maximize the efficiency of the knife’s ability to remove the skin from large game like deer. Total length of knife is 7 1/4 inches long. Free shipping to all US customers.
These three metal arrowheads are exact copies of those that tipped the arrows of various Great Plains tribes in the mid to late 1800’s. They’re made from old barrel hoops as many old ones were, and they have a weathered, rusty exterior with filed edges that reveal the silver metal underneath, just like many of the old points had. The tangs that slide into the shaft have notches so the sinew wrappings get a better grip on the point. These points are perfect if you want to make your own replica Plains Indian arrows. Or they can just be kept as display pieces. Average length is a little over 2 1/2 inches from base to tip. Free shipping within the U.S.
RIVERCANE IS BACK IN STOCK BUT I HAVE LIMITED QUANTITY AND IT GOES FAST, SO ORDER QUICKLY.
PLEASE NOTE: The Post Office recently increased their shipping costs on long items like arrow shafts, so that will translate into higher shipping costs. Also, the increase in fuel prices and inflation has forced me to increase prices on my cane shafts to make up for the added expense.
Shoot what Billy shoots…river cane! River cane is one of the best primitive arrow materials available; it’s easy to straighten and flies perfectly when properly matched to a bow. Its hard, waxy coating makes it very resistant to warpage and its density means it’s very durable. Cane is naturally hollow, making it perfect for adding foreshafts that can be tipped with different points to create arrows of wonderful versatility. These river cane arrow shafts are hand selected for uniformity, proper thickness taper and straightness. Rivercane will vary somewhat in wall thickness and spine, so these shafts are cut extra long to allow you to tune each piece of cane to fly well off your particular bow. These cane shafts are for serious big game hunting. They’ve proved deadly on deer, wild pigs, turkeys, and even tough South African Plains game. Click through the photos to see a kudu taken with a single rivercane arrow. That’s all the proof you need.