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Title: anderson archery corp. big game hunter recurve bow
Post by: weezy on January 23, 2009, 08:18:00 PM

looking for any information on this bow.
not able to post photos; but could e-mail some to you if you think you can help.
on inside of 1 limb it has ( anderson archery corporation grand ledge michigan)  on the other it says big game hunter with a ram or sheeps head.
it's 35# at 28 inch and 58 inch amo. so for i've found it may have been made between 1972-1976 by dickie roberts.
any help is appreciated.
any idea of it's value?

Title: Re: anderson archery corp. big game hunter recurve bow
Post by: kurtbel5 on January 23, 2009, 10:05:00 PM

I didn't know Dickie Roberts made bows for other companies?
I have a Dickies "Smiglodon" really don't know much about it either, other than its a pretty good shooter, he's best known for the Dickies "Fireball"
Value??
Kinda depends on if you find a buyer.

Somebody might chime in with more info on Anderson Bow co.
            Kurt

Title: Re: anderson archery corp. big game hunter recurve bow
Post by: The Great Jashu on January 23, 2009, 11:37:00 PM

I posted this in your thread in pow wow too. Here is what I know about Andersons.

Andersons was a big archery shop in Grand ledge for many years. They went out of business around 1997. They were "the" big archery shop in Michigan for many years. I dont know when they opened. I grew up not far from there and bought my first bows there when I was a kid. Actually met Fred Bear there when I was 12... in 1982. He signed a copy of the Archers Bible for me, and I still have it.

That bow looks an awful lot like a Bear Grizzly. I had no idea they had their own bow. It would'nt surprise me if Bear had built the bow for Andersons.

Title: Re: anderson archery corp. big game hunter recurve bow
Post by: weezy on January 24, 2009, 09:47:00 AM

larry surtees posted some photos for me on pow wow if you'd like to look.

thanks , larry, very nice of you.

Title: Re: anderson archery corp. big game hunter recurve bow
Post by: PAPALAPIN on January 24, 2009, 12:03:00 PM

Anderson was also a big catalog sales outlet like the Kittridge Bow Hut.  They both had their own private lable line of bows, but they had someone else make them,  Both of these private lable bow lines as I remember were a step down from the big brand names, offering a good solid affordable bow for those that could not step up to the price of a Bear, Pearson, Wing, etc...

I have an old Anderson catalog that I keep at the office.  I will check it Monday.

Title: Re: anderson archery corp. big game hunter recurve bow
Post by: d. ward on January 24, 2009, 12:10:00 PM

Oh yes well said...kind of like Sears line of Bear bows.Some did carry one Bear label but some did not carry any label at all...Wing Howatt Bear Old Ben lots of manufacturing went on for private labels back in the day..bd