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Title: The Hill Bow serial numbers question
Post by: cvarcher on October 02, 2007, 02:02:00 PM

I just bought  Wesley Special and I also have the Big Five.I notice theres two letters and then the number.Ive seen WC, HC,and BC .What do they represent ?As for the next 2 numbers is that the length between the nocks?

Title: Re: The Hill Bow serial numbers question
Post by: SpankyNeal on October 02, 2007, 02:30:00 PM

I believe the first letter identifies the model (W=Wesley, B=Big 5, etc) and the second letter is for the Bowyer (C=Craig Ekin). The first two numbers are the AMO length. I think this is right, but someone should chime in if I'm wrong.

Ken

Title: Re: The Hill Bow serial numbers question
Post by: SCATTERSHOT on October 02, 2007, 03:54:00 PM

Ken nailed it. The H would be a Halfbreed, the C would indicate built by Craig Eakin, and the next two numbers are the length between nocks.

Title: Re: The Hill Bow serial numbers question
Post by: IB on October 02, 2007, 04:05:00 PM

That's odd mine is 5-64046 and it is a "BIG FIVE"

Title: Re: The Hill Bow serial numbers question
Post by: Orion on October 02, 2007, 04:37:00 PM

The way Ken describes it is the way Craig is marking them now, but that wasn't always the system used, and there were a number of others who built some earlier bows.

Title: Re: The Hill Bow serial numbers question
Post by: JImmyDee on October 03, 2007, 12:02:00 AM

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Originally posted by Iron Bull:
That's odd mine is 5-64046 and it is a "BIG FIVE"

That's old.  Worn out.  Needs to be replaced.  I'd be glad to help!

I take the "5-" to be the model and, AFIK, five numbers without any letters were made by John Schulz.

Title: Re: The Hill Bow serial numbers question
Post by: IB on October 03, 2007, 12:11:00 AM

Jay....Move to the head of CLASS    :notworthy:      :notworthy:  

Well Done SIR. However I'm sorry, I use the limbs for canes and the riser as a WACKER   :biglaugh:      :biglaugh:

Title: Re: The Hill Bow serial numbers question
Post by: Dick in Seattle on October 03, 2007, 01:20:00 AM

identificatioin and rough dating of Hill bows is covered on the Howard Hill Longbowman's web site.   Here is a link to that site:

 www.howardhilllongbowmen.com (http://www.howardhilllongbowmen.com)

and here is a link to the specific page:

 http://www.howardhillshooters.com/identifyinghills/identifyinghills.html


hope it helps.

Dick in Seattle

Title: Re: The Hill Bow serial numbers question
Post by: aromakr on October 03, 2007, 11:41:00 AM

Dick:
A comment about some information on you site above on dating Hill bows. Tim Meigs never worked "At" Howard Hill Archery. He produced Hill bows from his own shop in Carson City, NV.
Sorry for nit picken.
Bob