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Title: Zwicky Eskimos
Post by: TooManyHobbies on February 19, 2014, 02:24:00 PM
Finally, for the first time, I'll be shooting woodies this year with my longbow. I received some glue on Eskimos for Christmas, so that will be my new broadhead. I know it's an old time favorite and it must be for a reason. Show me the reason if you use them. (i.e. Big holes and lots of blood    :bigsmyl: )
Title: Re: Zwicky Eskimos
Post by: Kris on February 19, 2014, 02:32:00 PM
Not so much "big holes"...there could be a lot of blood.  It all depends.  Eskies fly great, they fly quiet, they sharpen easy, they are very dependable & durable and they look good!  They penetrate as well as any excellent BH and yes, they will make things bleed when placed appropriately.  Sorry no pics of my kills with Eskies but myself and bros have had many deer kills w/Zwickeys.  

Jack Zwickey is the nicest man you could ever meet, a real gentleman.  Hard to find something bad to say about any Zwickey head!

Best of luck!

Kris
Title: Re: Zwicky Eskimos
Post by: Stumpkiller on February 19, 2014, 02:50:00 PM
Only complaints I had were with some blue painted Eskimo II heads.  I split the spot welds on three of them and had to silver-solder them to repair them.  Also had a hard time getting them sharp with a file.

Just goes to show that all heads aren't up to woodchuck hunting in rocky soil.    :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Zwicky Eskimos
Post by: on February 19, 2014, 02:52:00 PM
Just because every deer my wife has touched with one those has dropped with in fifty yards, they may not do the same for everyone else.  I like them for her because she can maintain a shaving edge on them herself.
Title: Re: Zwicky Eskimos
Post by: kill shot on February 19, 2014, 02:57:00 PM
Kris is right, what he said amounts to simplicity. Thats what I think were about. I went other broadheads for other reasons but found that the eskies were as good as any. Having taken metalurgy at a college leavel, I can bore you for hours about mollecular stucture in various steels but I wont. Trust me, it is a boring topic. Yes stick with the eskies and you wont be sorry.
Title: Re: Zwicky Eskimos
Post by: TooManyHobbies on February 19, 2014, 02:58:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Kris:
Not so much "big holes"...there could be a lot of blood.  

Kris
I'm easy to please, I'll accept small holes with lots of blood too.    :biglaugh:
Title: Re: Zwicky Eskimos
Post by: Stumpkiller on February 19, 2014, 03:23:00 PM
If NY allowed the re-introduced barbed Zwicky's I'd have a quiver full of those.  Has to be the best looking of available high-quality heads for traditional set-ups.  [IMHO]

 (http://www.zwickeyarcheryinc.com/blackdiamondbroadhead.jpg)
Title: Re: Zwicky Eskimos
Post by: jean-vincent on February 19, 2014, 04:07:00 PM
i love them , cheap , strong , easy to sharpen , good looking ..
look at the price on the last pics  :)   2.5 a doz     :eek:
Title: Re: Zwicky Eskimos
Post by: Dave Lay on February 19, 2014, 04:11:00 PM
great head !!!! you cant go wrong with them... and they just look right on a wood shaft !!!
Title: Re: Zwicky Eskimos
Post by: Terry Green on February 19, 2014, 04:25:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Stumpkiller:
Only complaints I had were with some blue painted Eskimo II heads.  I split the spot welds on three of them and had to silver-solder them to repair them.  Also had a hard time getting them sharp with a file.

Just goes to show that all heads aren't up to woodchuck hunting in rocky soil.     :thumbsup:  
Those were made in the 80s...and weren't brazened like today.  They are better today that they were back in the day.
Title: Re: Zwicky Eskimos
Post by: Terry Green on February 19, 2014, 04:26:00 PM
Back to the OP....are they 4 blades?

If not, they aren't going to make 'big holes' and will bleed less than 4 blades....but they are still good heads.

T
Title: Re: Zwicky Eskimos
Post by: Sixby on February 19, 2014, 05:01:00 PM
I have used them for years. I usually have two or three in my quiver that I chain saw file three or four serrations on the back part of the head. They are real proven killers and let no blood vessel or artery that they touch go uncut.

God bless, Steve
Title: Re: Zwicky Eskimos
Post by: jean-vincent on February 19, 2014, 05:05:00 PM
whats do you mean , by serration  ??
a picture ??
thanks ..
Title: Re: Zwicky Eskimos
Post by: JoeM on February 19, 2014, 05:26:00 PM
They are great heads I've taken a few deer with them, I personally prefer bigger 2 blades or a 4 blade.  4 blades being the preference.
That being said this pic says a lot about how well made these heads are......
 (http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg177/Joe-Mart/P1050958.jpg) (http://s248.photobucket.com/user/Joe-Mart/media/P1050958.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Zwicky Eskimos
Post by: jean-vincent on February 19, 2014, 05:37:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by jean-vincent:
whats do you mean , by serration  ??
a picture ??
thanks ..
found out !!
i'm French , sometimes i need time or help when i come across a new word ..
Title: Re: Zwicky Eskimos
Post by: TooManyHobbies on February 19, 2014, 06:39:00 PM
Terry, they're two blades. I didn't realize how the four blade were made until after I got them. I didn't want to mess with add-on four blade.
Thanks all.
Title: Re: Zwicky Eskimos
Post by: Matty on February 19, 2014, 10:30:00 PM
Anyone elapse read that ad? $2.50 per dozen!!
Wow that's pretty cool.
Title: Re: Zwicky Eskimos
Post by: stillhunter on February 20, 2014, 08:13:00 AM
Didn't Paul Schafer hunt almost exclusively with Eskimos? Correct me if I'm wrong. If true good enough for Paul good enough for all! LOL
Title: Re: Zwicky Eskimos
Post by: Dave Lay on February 20, 2014, 09:04:00 AM
as did chuck adams back in the day before big fame and fortune...not in the same class by any means as paul but as picky about equipment as he was should tell you something about these heads
Title: Re: Zwicky Eskimos
Post by: Quickblood on February 20, 2014, 10:36:00 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by stillhunter:
Didn't Paul Schafer hunt almost exclusively with Eskimos? Correct me if I'm wrong. If true good enough for Paul good enough for all! LOL
I believe Paul exclusively used 4 blade, 125gr. Eskimos.
Title: Re: Zwicky Eskimos
Post by: stumpinkaiser on February 20, 2014, 11:36:00 AM
Zwickey heads are the best
Title: Re: Zwicky Eskimos
Post by: joe skipp on February 20, 2014, 03:50:00 PM
Been using them since 1978....

 (http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a281/sf1oak/005_zpsd7105ffb.jpg) (http://s13.photobucket.com/user/sf1oak/media/005_zpsd7105ffb.jpg.html)

 (http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a281/sf1oak/004_zpsc10abfa3.jpg) (http://s13.photobucket.com/user/sf1oak/media/004_zpsc10abfa3.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Zwicky Eskimos
Post by: Wiley Coyote on February 20, 2014, 04:25:00 PM
I used them for years and I have only one complaint and that is that Zwickeys rust quickly. No question about their effectiveness and design. Still have some and would not hesitate using them.    :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Zwicky Eskimos
Post by: Kris on February 20, 2014, 04:48:00 PM
You can see from the pic above, that the way most guys sharpen the Eskimos, they'll lose the convex curvature as that edge becomes mostly straight.  No harm in that, just an observation.  I try to retain that convex configuration, just for looks I guess?  It is easier to sharpen a straight edge though!

Kris
Title: Re: Zwicky Eskimos
Post by: RETARMY06 on February 20, 2014, 10:27:00 PM
I have Zwicky Eskimoes on my cedar arrows.
Once you get the hang of it (burr on, burr off, repeat with decreasing pressure) you can indeed get them shaving sharp with a file very quickly and easily. Their construction is simple and rock-solid too.
Title: Re: Zwicky Eskimos
Post by: BuckeyeGuy on February 21, 2014, 02:01:00 PM
Deer 2, 3, 4, and 5 were Zwickey Eskimos (1st deer was one of Dad's old Blue Zwickey Delta's).  Great head!
Title: Re: Zwicky Eskimos
Post by: Terry Green on February 21, 2014, 04:20:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by TooManyHobbies:
I didn't want to mess with add-on four blade.  
That's the beauty of the Zwickey 4 blades,....the aren't add-ons....they are all one piece.

Now go out and get us some hero pics with them    :bigsmyl: