1961 Ben Pearson Golden Conqueror

shamus · March 19, 2009, 08:04:00 AM

my "new" bow.

I was even able to find a golden conqueror ad from the same year (1961 outdoor life magazine)

shamus · March 19, 2009, 08:05:00 AM

I like the long, narrow, medium/low-wrist grip. It fits the very hand nicely.

TRAP · March 19, 2009, 08:18:00 AM

WOW!!!! Look at that incredible sight window. SWEET:thumbsup:

Trap

hormoan · March 19, 2009, 08:22:00 AM

That is a beauty!!!

shamus · March 19, 2009, 08:24:00 AM

the riser appears to be rosewood. the whitish colored wood I'm not sure of. Opinions?

d. ward · March 19, 2009, 08:43:00 AM

hell yeah thats what I talken bout.Good looking bow..bowdoc

ckruse · March 19, 2009, 09:48:00 AM

Beautiful! It looks like the sister to mine! What are the specs on it? Mine has the butcher-block treatment in the sight window. It's 43@28".

CKruse

shamus · March 19, 2009, 10:17:00 AM

CK, Yes, I would say mine is very closely related to yours.

Specs: 62" long, 43#28", No. 1006.

What amazes me is this bow retailed for $49.95 in 1961. That's about $345 in 2007 dollars.

Can you get a bow like this for $345 today? Nope.

I miss ol' Ben.

mwmwmb · March 19, 2009, 10:44:00 AM

wow good looking bows guys.

reddogge · March 19, 2009, 11:18:00 AM

Stunning and in mint condition too.

shamus · March 19, 2009, 11:59:00 AM

It wasn't quite mint. The finish was fine on the riser, but it had blistered on the limbs in a few spots (especially at the mid-limb area where it had crackled a bit). I sanded the those areas smooth and applied 4 coats of satin minwax helmsman spar urethane over the entire bow.

Once it cures in a week or so, I'll apply a velcro rest and strike plate...and then take it out to the range.

4runr · March 19, 2009, 12:05:00 PM

Flat out beautiful!

d. ward · March 19, 2009, 12:57:00 PM

dang I had to come back and look one more time those are so beautiful.That Brazilian rosewood has got to be about one of the best looking woods ever used in a bow.Those are some hot looken bows there guy's...bowdoc

ckruse · March 19, 2009, 04:08:00 PM

Mine is serial number 6-1506, what's yours? CKruse

yellow bow · March 19, 2009, 04:09:00 PM

sweet!

kurtbel5 · March 19, 2009, 04:25:00 PM

Here's a Kissin cousin to those, I think.
Herters?

bayoulongbowman · March 19, 2009, 07:26:00 PM

Wish I could fine me Lefty Herters in 64 or 60 inches or4 ben pearson in LEFTY!!! marco

shamus · March 20, 2009, 09:47:00 AM

QuoteMine is serial number 6-1506, what's yours? CKruse

it's 6-three hundred something, so I think mine was made a little earlier than your but the same year, obviously.

shamus · March 21, 2009, 10:25:00 AM

QuoteHere's a Kissin cousin to those, I think.
Herters?

I would say that looks like a Pearson conqueror, but the handle has been reshaped and checkered.

kurtbel5 · March 21, 2009, 11:52:00 PM

I got that off the bay,unmarked, beater bow.
refinished it a while back.

We played the guessing game here and thought Herters CV.

But they do look a lot closer than cousins
1961 Golden Conqueror it is.