I have seen an ad locally for a Howatt 3 piece takedown recurve bow that seems very unusual to me. The riser is offset horizontally from the limbs and has a stand alone ivory handled grip that is in-line with the limbs.The limbs seem to have a double recurve like the Bill Stewart Multi-cam limbs. A little research seems to indicate it is a model from the 70s called an Eldorado.
Does anyone have any other knowledge of a bow like this? Any sense of its value/collectibility?
Thanks in advance for any information you can offer.
Jeff
Incredible I ain't ever seen something like that.
Weird. Cool piece of history, but weird. How do they shoot?
Thanks for the quick, and informative, responses. I think I will go look at it tonight. If it is in really good condition I may have to buy it just to have a piece of Howatt history.
Posts and pics like these are great. :thumbsup:
It just makes me realize how little I know. :notworthy:
I've been looking for one of these myself.
dave
Thats gotta be the strangest bows out there!!Wish I had one!!
The person selling one near me is out of town for awhile so I have not had a chance to see the bow in person. I will report back once I've seen it. It will probably be a week or more based on his schedule. The posts here have really gotten me curious to see it and possibly shoot it.
Don't let him know what you know.
That will only drive the price up
Hello Jack ... Good to see ya back!...Mike
Remember going to an indoor target shoot @ York, PA in late 70's / early 80's. Frank Pearson was shooting 1 with a release. He won that day. This was before he became well known in the compound world. Goerge Slinzer was shooting 1 also. He could use it there but not @ NAA shoots even though he had been a NAA champion. As stated above, NAA ruled it illegal when he went there with it.
Liked the good old days of target shooting!
Would like to find an original sight & stabilizer for mine.
Dennis
Need to correct above post. Shoot I mentioned was @ Valley Forge Military Academy. S/B George not what I spelled.
Hope its not "C.R.S." creeping up on me !
Well i went, and bought the bow. It is very unusual looking, with lots of curves and unusual colors. Attractive, but unusual. I put the string on it and shot a few arrows. Very smooth and pretty quick for a 34# bow. The sight picture takes a little getting used to.
I decided that this bow belongs in the hands of a more serious collector than me. I got together with Droptine, and made a plan to give it a "makeover" (it didn't need much) and auction it off for St. Judes. It should be posted this weekend. Go take a look and if it strikes your fancy, help the kids out by making a bid.
Jeff
Mike,
Great tidbit of history there.