New mystery bow

arrowslinger22 · May 15, 2009, 08:38:00 PM

A friend of mine picked up this bow at a garage sale. Any guesses on the maker (I know Sears didn't make bows), I've not seen one with the wood and glass combination.

No stress cracks or holes, just a few paint specks and alot of dirt.

arrowslinger22 · May 15, 2009, 09:14:00 PM

The limb glass color in the last pic is pretty close. The tips look like a cross between the old wings and bears.

Blackhawk · May 15, 2009, 09:36:00 PM

Ben Pearson??? I recently picked up a JC Higgins archery set and the bow had a Ben Pearson label. However, I suppose Sears used various makers for their archery equipment.

BTW, that's a cool looking bow. Is that zebra wood?

arrowslinger22 · May 15, 2009, 09:59:00 PM

I believe it is zebra wood. It looks a somewhat like a pearson colt, but the lines aren't quite right. I'd like to figure it out. It is cool looking, but not my style.

wadde · May 16, 2009, 09:20:00 AM

I am pretty sure that is an Indian Archery bow.

arrowslinger22 · May 16, 2009, 10:51:00 AM

I've not seen many Indian Archery bows, excepting the hunting bow types you find on the auction site. I'll try and check them out. Thanks.

bear1336 · May 16, 2009, 11:46:00 AM

Looks to be a Ben Pearson.

arrowslinger22 · May 16, 2009, 01:49:00 PM

I have two votes as pearson and one as indian archery. After looking at archeryhistory.com, I still cannot find anything exactly like it. My reason for looking is that I won't keep this bow and I'd like to be able to tell interested parties what it is. Once I find out, I'll either sell it or put it in the St. Judes Auction.

bloodyarrow · May 16, 2009, 03:57:00 PM

It is not a pearson evean going back to the golden sovereign series or the conquerors series it doesnt even come close

SELFBOW19953 · May 16, 2009, 05:43:00 PM

What about 68 or so American archery. Got to Archery Archives.

bloodyarrow · May 16, 2009, 07:06:00 PM

I'm with selfbow it could be an american

arrowslinger22 · May 16, 2009, 09:39:00 PM

Selfbow, I think you've got it. Thanks for your help. The green glass is probably just for Sears. I'm bringing it to a shoot tomorrow to let Lamont Granger from the Footed Shaft in Rochester take a look and see what he thinks. I'm guessing he's seen a version of every bow commercially made in the last 50 or more years.