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Title: New mystery bow
Post by: arrowslinger22 on 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.
 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v379/arrowslinger22/mixed013.jpg)

 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v379/arrowslinger22/mixed012.jpg)

 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v379/arrowslinger22/mixed014.jpg)

 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v379/arrowslinger22/mixed015.jpg)

 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v379/arrowslinger22/mixed016.jpg)

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

Title: Re: New mystery bow
Post by: arrowslinger22 on 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.

Title: Re: New mystery bow
Post by: Blackhawk on 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?

Title: Re: New mystery bow
Post by: arrowslinger22 on 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.

Title: Re: New mystery bow
Post by: wadde on May 16, 2009, 09:20:00 AM

I am pretty sure that is an Indian Archery bow.

Title: Re: New mystery bow
Post by: arrowslinger22 on 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.

Title: Re: New mystery bow
Post by: bear1336 on May 16, 2009, 11:46:00 AM

Looks to be a Ben Pearson.

Title: Re: New mystery bow
Post by: arrowslinger22 on 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.

Title: Re: New mystery bow
Post by: bloodyarrow on 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

Title: Re: New mystery bow
Post by: SELFBOW19953 on May 16, 2009, 05:43:00 PM

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

Title: Re: New mystery bow
Post by: bloodyarrow on May 16, 2009, 07:06:00 PM

I'm with selfbow it could be an american

Title: Re: New mystery bow
Post by: arrowslinger22 on 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.