Recurves - Click Photos to Zoom
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Groves Archery (1965)
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Hunting Bows, Bow & Arrow, October 1973
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Killian Recurve
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Bear Archery (1960) original ad
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Sabo SSR recurve bow (1969-70) shows earliest versions of "V" launch arrow rest. The Sabo rest was made in several versions. Some finger shooters drilled the side sight window plate and installed Hoyt adjustable side rest.
(Photo is from a 1970 Sabo ad)
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Bear Kodiak Magnum (1962) 52"
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Filippo Donadoni recurve bow
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Staghorn Archery (1960)
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Takedown Bows (1972)
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Early Howatt bows made in approximately 1938.
Arrows are rare spiral footed design
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Wing Archery (1967)
"Presentation 1"
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Browning Folding Bow
(photos by Tom Lemme, Lemme's Archery)
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Glas-Lite takedown recurve (1969)
"Bushwacker"
Mfg by Plas/Steel Products
aluminum riser with glass limbs
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Apollo "Martin" Bow (1950's)
Aluminum takedown
Made by Accles & Pollock Ltd. Oldsury, Birmingham, England
Photo and information provided by Stan Siatkowski
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Bear Archery "Grizzly" (1951)
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Bear (1984)
Custom Kodiak, Kodiak &
Fred Bear Take-Down Longbow
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Wing Archery (1962)
"Accra-lizer" with Accra-rest
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Jim Easton on the cover of Archery Magazine (1977)
Sherri Schrull shown shooting a Shakespeare Golden Eagle Bow
For information and subcribtion to Archery Magazine
www.nfaa-archery.org
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Bear Archery (1973)
Victor Super Kokiak
Victor Super Magnum "48"
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Sky Archery (take-down) (1993)
Earl Hoyt
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Ben Pearson Take Down Bows
Marauder TD (1973)
Competitor TD (1970)
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Sabo Archery "SSR" (1969) original ad
Featured shoot thru design with one of the first "V" launch rests made of copper, steel and plastic.
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Hoyt Archery (1962)
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Wing Slim Line, Bow & Arrow, August 1971
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Wing Archery (1967)
"Presentation 2"
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Howatt Archery (1960) original ad
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Fred Bear, Katie Smith and Terry Martin
at the Anderson Bowhunter Clinic
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Ben Pearson Archery (1959)
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Limb repair instructions (Yamaha 1987)
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Ben Pearson Archery (1973)
"Centurion" 64" (shown with Martin Posi-Flip arrow rest)
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Slotted Recurve Bow, Archery World, February 1983
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Wing Archery (1972)
1-Presentation II
2-White Wing
3-Swift Wing
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Indian Archery (1968)
Stalker and Cheyenne
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Stotler Archery
(1993)
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Bear Polar (1962) 66"
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Shakespeare Archery (1972)
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Fasco Archery
San Diego. California (1960)
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York Archery (1964)
"Constellation"
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Hit "Black Ace" recurve 72"
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Sweeney prototype recurve 1972
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Takedown Bows (1972)
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Browning Folding Bow
(photos by Tom Lemme, Lemme's Archery)
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Bear Kodiak (1962) 60"
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Robin Hood Archery (1976)
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Yamaha Archery (1987)
EX Two-Toned Handle and Ceramics Carbon limbs
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Wing Archery "Slim Line" (1971)
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Bear (1984)
Saunders Cutaway Clearance Sight Windows 1960's
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Checkmate Take-down Recurve
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Indian bow, Bow & Arrow, March/April 1969
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Yamaha Archery (1987)
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The take down hunting bows, Archery World, July 1972
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Norm Richards Archery
Los Angeles, California
"Fascination" & "Fantasitique"
(1965)
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Saunders Cutaway Clearance Sight Windows 1960's
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Sanders "Sportsman"
1960's
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OK Sportbogen (1980)
made in Germany
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Bear Archery "76er" (1976)
One of the largest selling bows.
Sold in many stores for $24.95
Magnesium riser with solid fiberglass limbs
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Stemmler Archery (1072)
Turk, Tartar, Arabian and Hawk bows
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Wing Archery (1969) 1-Presentation II, 2-Presentation I, 3-White Wing, 4-Swift Wing, 5-Silver Wing, 6-Thunderbird, 7-Chaparral, 8-Red Wing Hunter, 9-Gull, 10-Falcon, 11- Nighthawk
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Convert Recurves, Archery World, November 1976
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Earl Hoyt and Ann Weber Hoyt in Vegas 1978
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Custom Mini-Recurve
(made at Howatt Arhery) (1980's)
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Howatt Eldorado recurve bow
(early 1970's)
Each bow had a custom made pearl resin grip and flip rest
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Dickie Roberts TD2
Recurve Takedown Bow (1976)
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Bear Kodiak Special (1962)
63", 66" & 69"
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Bill Stewart Archery (1993)
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Black Widow (silver anniversary)
Model M-A Takedown (1983)
Made with solid brass limb and handle
inserts and bushings, clear glass.
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Structure of an early composite bow
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Ben Pearson Archery (1969)
BP-H52, Pinto and Javelina
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Bear Archery (1982)
Bear "Special Limited Numbered Edition" Take Down
Autographed by Fred Bear (1980)
Includes 22 karat gold plated limb mounts, clear glass and custom display box.The limbs are Yew wood with clear glass. The Yew for these bows was cut and seasoned by Earl Ulrich, at age 91. Earl selected Yew for bows all his life in the high mountains of Oregon The riser is made of Brazilian Rosewood with decorative fiberglas tips.
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Bear Grizzly (1962) 60"
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Bear Archery (1982)
"Formula Gold"
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Bear Cub (1962) 60"
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Bear Archery (1973)
Bear 76er Deluxe
Bear 76er Custom
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Adirondack Dou-Flex Bow, Bow & Arrow, August, 1971
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The take down hunting bows, Archery World, July 1972
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