I did post in Trad history also but maybe some one on here can help me out . I picked this 68 inch recurve at house sale and really would like to know who made it . Has green glass laminated limbs front and back Bow is in great shape ,put new string and rest on it going to shoot today . Had string on for a day slowly came to full draw no problems . Thanks for any help .
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This is a total guess, but maybe a Gordon? Whatever it is, it's sweet looking!
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No guess form me on the manufacturer but that is a beautiful bow! I love the green woven glass and I own and shoot a 1957 Blackhawk Hornet with green woven glass.
Enjoy the bow and happy shooting! :archer2:
Thank You can't wait to shoot it . Been fly fishing as soon as I get back .
Can't really say, as to make??? But, the woven glass says "oldy" (50's, maybe early 60's?)
Riser & limb tip laminations say quality!! :thumbsup: Interesting find!!
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Sanders from New York, I think.
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It looks a lot like the Saunders target recurve I inherited from my dad.
I'll have to take a better look at mine when I get home.
John
Quote from: jcp161 on May 07, 2021, 07:30:34 AM
It looks a lot like the Saunders target recurve I inherited from my dad.
I'll have to take a better look at mine when I get home.
John
Thank You John I would really appreciate, looking for any history
Frank
Sorry it took a bit to get back to you.
The bow I have is a Sanders 6 Gold Tournament model, 68" long and 42# @ 30". Has a Sanders sticker on the top limb and the 6 Gold tournament sticker on the lower limb. Green glass and riser look the same as what you posted.
I added a couple of pictures. Not much history known on my end other than my dad had this bow since the early to mid-60s. It was actually one of the first real recurves I shot.
Hope it helps.
John
Definitely Sanders. I think it's a Swift, mine has a few more lams, but they varied from year to year. One of the best shooting vintage recurves I've had.
Thank You going to shoot the bow this week .
Quote from: jcp161 on May 09, 2021, 07:48:55 AM
Sorry it took a bit to get back to you.
The bow I have is a Sanders 6 Gold Tournament model, 68" long and 42# @ 30". Has a Sanders sticker on the top limb and the 6 Gold tournament sticker on the lower limb. Green glass and riser look the same as what you posted.
I added a couple of pictures. Not much history known on my end other than my dad had this bow since the early to mid-60s. It was actually one of the first real recurves I shot.
Hope it helps.
John
Thanks John
Interesting, I recall buying Saunders archery accessories in high school. At the time I had no knowledge they produced bows as well! Yours is immaculate!
Quote from: Possum Head on May 09, 2021, 09:11:16 PM
Interesting, I recall buying Saunders archery accessories in high school. At the time I had no knowledge they produced bows as well! Yours is immaculate!
Thank You
Quote from: Possum Head on May 09, 2021, 09:11:16 PM
Interesting, I recall buying Saunders archery accessories in high school. At the time I had no knowledge they produced bows as well! Yours is immaculate!
Sanders- bows in New York
Saunders - targets, archery supplies, and wrist rockets in Nebraska
Quote from: Lucas K on May 10, 2021, 08:41:29 AM
Quote from: Possum Head on May 09, 2021, 09:11:16 PM
Interesting, I recall buying Saunders archery accessories in high school. At the time I had no knowledge they produced bows as well! Yours is immaculate!
Oh! I see
Glad you clarified.
Sanders- bows in New York
Saunders - targets, archery supplies, and wrist rockets in Nebraska