[Reed Lukens]

I received some great Slingmail from Henry the Hermit last week just before we started moving into the new house and it's high time that I write this because he sent me a "Lukens Slingshot" made by my cousins in Ohio, where my great grandfather and his brother came from to the California Gold Rush. We have family that migrated west from Pennsylvania, where "The Lukens Steel Company" came from that I know quite a bit about, but I had forgotten about the slingshot from "The Lukens Aluminum Corporation" until I came across it here. -

https://slingshotforum.com/topic/73913-the-lukens-slingshot/?hl=lukens

My father had mentioned that we had a family slingshot that they used to sell in our old Lukens Hardware Store to me back when I was a teen, and how he had kicked himself for not keeping one of them out of all the one's that they sold over the years. Unfortunately, that's all that I could really find out about it. I remember seeing it on the shelf and asking if I could have one when I was about 4, but back then he told me... "Someday". I had a new one in my hands back then, but I carefully put it back in the box and closed the lid. The stuff that dreams are made of... A real metal slingshot with our name on the box... What kid could resist?

Then I was reading another thread and saw that Henry had found one at a yard sale and offered it to another member, who didn't respond, and I jumped at the chance to grab this one from him and it hasn't left my side since. I've looked and looked for more information and patents, but I came up with zilch... The only information on it is from Gary, here on the forum in the link above.

I took a few pictures, but I haven't rebanded it yet because we're still buying furniture and moving into the new house, busy busy busy

I doctored up a few pics of the box from Gary's thread -

Next comes the cleaning, then I'll be banding and shooting it
More pictures to come

 

[StringSlap]

Very, very cool!

 

[Henry the Hermit]

I'm happy the SS found its way home, and hope it gives you many hours of enjoyment.

 

[MakoPat]

Excellent slingmail, Reed.

That Henry the Hermit is a cool, dude.

 

[Flatband]

Real class Henry. Nicely done. Reed, it's so cool that you have an actual piece of history of your family's company-Cool!

 

[Island made]

Awesome story and awesome piece.

 

[Rayshot]

Great story and assisted by a couple of great guys, Henry the Hermit and Flatband (Gary). Love it!!

 

[Reed Lukens]

Thanks everyone
Thank's Henry, I've already had many hours with it, it sits next to me all of the time. In some ways, I want to leave it as is with the old bands still stuck in the grooves, so I've left it this way for a week on purpose, and now it's time to put it back into like new condition
Thank's Gary, your article on this really brought back a lot of great memories
You all put a big smile on this old face

 

[DragonEyeShooter1]

Super cool Reed!!!

 

[Alfred E.M.]

My father-in-law bought one at a yard sale for $2 so I paid him for it. Eventually I gave it to oldmiser and I believe it found its way to Dan Hood.

 

[Henry the Hermit]

Well, to be honest, I made out like a bandit on this deal. I quoted Reed what I paid for it plus shipping and he sent me 4 times what I paid for it. If I ever decide to sell some guns, I'm giving him first shot. :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

 

[Tag]

Congratulations to you both

 

[Reed Lukens]

An old friend offered to clean up the Slingshot for me and when he came over tonight he had polished it up, made me a choker, fixed up a traditional American Indian Pipe/ hatchet, made Karen a pouch, knapped up another spear head and another arrow head for us.
I banded up the Lukens Slingshot with some .5 ALS with a short piece of a tree branch on each side to hold them in place. It really shoots great
We're still moving in but most rooms are finished now. Karen furnished the whole house for less then $2k off of Facebook marketplace. Bedroom sets, chairs, tables, paintings, wall art, dishes, everything. We got so very lucky to say the least, especially with all of the help that our friends provided, carrying furniture, cleaning, trimming trees, etc

 

[SLING-N-SHOT]

Looks good Reed ,y'all did a fine job.

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[Trap1]

Great post! Reed

Ye've goat some heritage!

 

[Alfred E.M.]

Very cool Reed. Southwest decor is so easy to live with.

 

[bingo]

Nice one

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