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Title: york recurve bow?????
Post by: buckeye_hunter on July 16, 2007, 09:27:00 AM
Hey all.....I saw 2 york recurve bows (possibly youth models, both very shortbut listed with 28 in draw) in a antique shop my wife asked me to go to with her.  Not familiar with them and didn't see any info on the internet about them.  The store owner was asking $50 each, justwondering if they were worth picking up.....Charlie
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Post by: Jon Stewart on July 16, 2007, 09:36:00 AM
Buckeye,
Wife shoots a York, Cadet ,34# @28", 60" long. It also appears to be a kids bow or a bow with a small handle. Killed her first deer last year with it. She loves to shoot it.

Jon Stewart
Semper Fi
Title: Re: york recurve bow?????
Post by: bretto on July 16, 2007, 07:13:00 PM
At one time York bows were made in Independence Mo. I assume it would be the same company. Dont know if you could search thruogh there or not. Call Earl Foster at B and B Archery in Raytown Mo.(816-763-2699) I'm sure someone in the shop can give you more info than I can. Good luck hope this helps.bretto
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Post by: sticshooter on July 16, 2007, 10:36:00 PM
Heck if they are in good shooting cond there worth picking up.  York was the first curv I had was 6 years old and my dad got it from Whiffen. Chased alotta birds with that bow!LOL<><
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Post by: Walter Mauney on July 17, 2007, 09:29:00 PM
My first hunting recurve was a York bow.

Missed my first archery deer with it. :^)
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Post by: PAPALAPIN on July 18, 2007, 11:13:00 AM
Sounds a bit high for a York cadet.  If it is a  "right price", he is asking top dollar.  I wouldn't go more than about $35.00 each.

Keep in mind that in a Pawn Shop, the asking pricee and the selling price are two totally different figures.  Offer him $50.00 for the pair and see where it goes.

I got one in a Pawn Shop in Charleston a few years back for $15.00. Right place at the right time.