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Hi guys, what is this slingshot?
 
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That is an "Ives/Stevens" cast iron catapult I believe from the 1890's. Made in England. some were painted. Very small slingshot. Don't know too much about it.
 
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I just won one of these, should arrive tomorrow and I'll get pics put up!

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I don't see a slingshot here called " Flipcat " ! I bought one from Kent Shepard in late 1960's. It is patent # 3524439 by Cecil H. Dantzler . I like it very much. It was a handle with a small arm , that was spring loaded .The band attached to it and it get out of the way when shoot . It had a slot on the upper part of the arm to guide a full length arrow. With a different band it shot my short arrows just fine ! Anyone here should be able to find it on Google Patents. I think that he was ahead of his time ! It must have been like some of my models that not very many were sold . I am sure that if the internet was around in those days it might have been a different story ! I enjoy this Slingshot Forum and it's many interesting topics .Thanks , Robert Blair
 
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Hi Robert, I've seen the old ads for The Flipcat ,know what it looks like but never was able to get one. A few years back someone on one of the forums had something similar. It was pretty cool!
 
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Have a couple of more questions about vintage slingshots. There were a couple of "short arrow slingshots. One called , Big Archie & one called BowSling . Are they remembered as, they go back 40 to 50 years. I have both & they helped cause me to design short arrows & shooters for them. Thanks again,Robert Blair
 
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Yeah, I remember seeing ads for the "Big Archie". I remember another one ( might have been the Bow Sling ). It had a plastic stock,the arrow went through the stock and the bands that powered it were attached up at the front and ran down the outside of the stock to where you held the arrow. I always wondered about the fletching going through the stock-how it survived repeated shots. I remember an "Arrow-Sling" too. Maybe the same thing!

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Hi Gary, You found Big Archie alright ! The BowSling ,fork was mahogany & had 2 vertical slots for flat bands. When I ordered it they changed to 2 horizontal slots for shooting over the top. To allow the band to get out of the way of the short arrow to pass. They had broad head short arrows too . In their brochure they showed going after wild boar & what looks like a tiger. As, I remember it had the pull of about 20# . It would shoot their field point arrow about 120 yards. At that pull my different Com Bow Slings would beat 200 yards. Now my newest short arrows will shoot various tips. Because my units seemed to have so much power and because others were shooting short arrows. I decided to design short arrows and their shooters. Love this Forum ,Robert Blair
 
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