Any old bows from the 1900-1969

[Cody Roiter]

Hello guys, I know some of u have other old bows out there that are not Bear bows, Pearson, wing,hoyt,
But I would like to see some pics of any knd of bows that was made from 1900-1969... I realy don't care the make but I justed wanted to see some other old bows beside bear bows and pearson dont get me worng i do love them bows as well. But I know there where many good bows out there....

Thnaks guys,  

Cody

[KYArcher]

Cody
I got to see some really nice old bows yesterday from the 20s-30s,they were made by a fella named Bil Scwerin from here in Alexandria, KY.(I met him when I was a kid, he had an orchard & mom used to get apples). He was a friend of Fred Bear, he and another fella from Northern KY used to travel by train to Mich. and hunt with Fred.
I wish I would have taken a camera with me and got some pictures. A couple of them were self bows, and then the later ones were laminated static design with string nocks very similar to the Grumleys, early grizzlies. Neat stuff!
                        .....Scott

[Don Stokes]

Cody, the most fascinating old bow that I've seen was in the possession of a gray-bearded fellow at the old Howard Hill World Championship that used to be held in Wilsonville, AL, at a shoot more than a decade ago. The bow had been found in a closet and sold at a yard sale. It was made by Duff, famous bowyer to the Queen, who made bows in the US in the early years. The bow was all bamboo, made with VERTICAL laminations! The back and belly were covered with another lam. I shot the bow a couple of times, and it still felt good after all those years. I couldn't believe that the fellow was even stringing, much less letting people shoot such a historical bow.

I read about these bows in Elmer's archery book, and they were used by one of the top archers of the day. He had three in different draw weights for different distances on the target range. I think his name was Russ Hoogerhide, although I might be off in the spelling. He was the best target archer in the country for years.

[bkupris]

Cody

If you are interested in old bows made in the UK from 50's - late 80's have a look at this I have been working on for awhile now..

http://www.archery-interchange.com/forum/wiki/index.php/The_History_of_the_British_Bow_1950-1980

[trapperDave]

thanks for the link, Brian.  Looks like you've been busy.

[bkupris]

Your welcome Dave and apologies to Cody cause it isn't exactly what he was looking for. Still much work to be done on it.. But hey, old bows are always fun to look at