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Title: plastic nocks
Post by: dragonheart on December 30, 2011, 12:05:00 PM

Wondering when the first plastic glue on nocks were developed?  

What year would people have started shooting them?  

Was it the stotler nock the first?

Jeff

Title: Re: plastic nocks
Post by: bowhunterfrompast on December 30, 2011, 12:56:00 PM

ARIZONA ARCHERY ENTERPRISES claim to be the original, anyone know the year these came out?
 (http://i698.photobucket.com/albums/vv341/bowhunterfrompast/Posted%20pics/ARIZONAARCHERYENTERPRISES.jpg)

Title: Re: plastic nocks
Post by: dragonheart on December 30, 2011, 01:00:00 PM

that is interesting?  I would think that Stotler or mercury nocks would be older than plastinocks.

Title: Re: plastic nocks
Post by: Kelly on December 30, 2011, 01:32:00 PM

The first nocks I believe were aluminum. Think the first plastic nocks were the index nock.

Arizona Archery may have had the forst "snap" nock but I'm sure the index, mercury and mid nock were before snap nocks.

Title: Re: plastic nocks
Post by: Pack animal on December 30, 2011, 03:08:00 PM

Hello all
how about explaining the difference between nocks?
I for one couldn't tell you which were which

Title: Re: plastic nocks
Post by: dragonheart on December 30, 2011, 03:43:00 PM

Kelly,

What year do you think that index nocks were first made?

Title: Re: plastic nocks
Post by: bowhunterfrompast on December 30, 2011, 04:05:00 PM

I don't know the name/who manufactured these aluminum nocks but I was told they started making them in the 30s.
  (http://i698.photobucket.com/albums/vv341/bowhunterfrompast/Posted%20pics/011-1.jpg)

I don't know the name/who manufactured this one but I would think it may have preceeded the ARIZONA ARCHERY ENTERPRISES Plastinock.
 (http://i698.photobucket.com/albums/vv341/bowhunterfrompast/Posted%20pics/0012.jpg)

Title: Re: plastic nocks
Post by: raghorn on December 30, 2011, 06:04:00 PM

Bottom is the Mid-nock later to become the Stotler. If not the first then very close. I'm old, but they were out before I started shooting.
I am going to say the plastic( or some form of nylon etc) was late 30s.

Title: Re: plastic nocks
Post by: 2treks on December 30, 2011, 07:20:00 PM

I thgink the Mid-nock was in 1928 or 1932 can'f find my note. I think the Aluminum was before then.

Title: Re: plastic nocks
Post by: Kelly on December 30, 2011, 07:31:00 PM

Yah, the aluminum nock was late 1920's and mid nock probably in 1930's. Can't say for sure about the index nock but think it is around the same time. Would have to go through my Silvan Archers to see when the first ads showed up.