I had a customer ask me about this recurve bow he has, it is a "FASCO" model 650.
It has a very long and hefty looking riser and short working limbs, also has oak leaves carved in the riser as well, white glass on the limbs.
Any ideas who or where this bow was made would be appreciated.
It has a fairly light draw weight 36# @ 28".
Thanks, Bert :notworthy:
Fasco Bows
The Fasco archery company started in 1957. The company was founded by three men, Russ Fogerty, Willy Alvares and Charlie Smith. The name of the company came from the first letter of each man's last name and CO. added at the end.
In 1960 they sold the company to Emitt Ries, during this time FASCO bows were produced with beautiful wood carving.
If you have one of these bows with basket weave or oakleaf carving or ivory in ebony inlay, you have a prize. The company was sold again in 1962 to Seattle Archery. Fasco recurve bows were listed in the 1977 Seattle Archery catalog, but by the 1979 catalog all recurve bows had been dropped. As a side note in 1964 the Fasco Archery division of Seattle Archery Co. bought Drake Archery. Harry Drake retained the flight bow manufacture part of Drake Archery. Fasco manufactured the Fire-Drake, Hunter-Flight and Shark bows.
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I havent been able to find any info on the model 650 but will try and locate.
This was copied from
archeryarchives.com/public2_html/Fascotable.htm
Bert,
I don't know anymore than Ron, but my guess is that thing is a gem!!!
I could use another piece of grass if you could part with one. If you are coming up here anytime soon, let me know.
Talk to you later,
Brian
Brian,
My grass is your grass.
Thank you for the info, this guy has no idea what he has.
Any ideas on what that bow would be worth?
Not sure when I will make my way up there in the next little while, am pretty busy building bows still trying to catch up after my mishap.
Regards, Bert
Bert,
I missed the "mishap" part!
What happened??
Ran my left hand thru the tablesaw, got to keep all the digets, just now really getting back into the swing of things.
Will spare you the gory details.
Regards, Bert.