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Title: What is your oldest bow?
Post by: Crookedcreek on June 18, 2009, 12:32:00 PM

Mine is a lemonwood long bow made by Earl Hoyt in 1939. I found it stuck up in the rafters of an old garage on a Gasconade (Missouri) River property my parents bought 15+ years ago. At the time, Earl Hoyt owned and operated Sky Archery in his old Hoyt Archery shop in Bridgeton, MO. I arranged a meeting with Earl to show him the bow. He verified that the bow was lemonwood and that he would have made it in 1939 based on the wood and style. He gave me a tour of the Sky operation and told me an interesting story of his earlier years. He told me in those days before chronographs were around to test bow speeds, when he came up with a new limb design, he would pick a calm wind day and "flight shoot" in the open field across Natural Bridge Road from his shop. He was a very nice Gentleman and one of the true forefathers of our sport. Here ya go:
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Title: Re: What is your oldest bow?
Post by: jcar315 on June 18, 2009, 02:04:00 PM

Mine would be a 1955 Bear Kodiak Special. Shoots like a dream.

Title: Re: What is your oldest bow?
Post by: Forest Archer on June 18, 2009, 04:09:00 PM

Mid 50's Bear Cub

Title: Re: What is your oldest bow?
Post by: guzzi2000 on June 18, 2009, 05:06:00 PM

Early 50's static Kodiak.

Title: Re: What is your oldest bow?
Post by: cacciatore on June 18, 2009, 05:11:00 PM

Like Jcar315 a LH 1955 but double shelf Kodiak,plus some self bows found in a English castle of the end Nineteen century beginning of twenty,that first or late I will post some pics

Title: Re: What is your oldest bow?
Post by: reddogge on June 18, 2009, 05:31:00 PM

That's a nice story about Earl Hoyt.  One to remember.  Mine is a 1958 Shakespeare Wonderbow.

Title: Re: What is your oldest bow?
Post by: yellow bow on June 18, 2009, 06:58:00 PM

1956 Kodiak Special

Title: Re: What is your oldest bow?
Post by: Blackhawk on June 18, 2009, 09:39:00 PM

My primary interest is in the Bear Kodiaks from 1959-66, but I have a mint 1958 Grizzly I could not pass up.

I also appreciate the Earl Hoyt Jr. story since I am a big fan of his bows from the Sky Archery years.  I have a Hawk and Eagle and still want one of his Rogues if one ever shows.

Title: Re: What is your oldest bow?
Post by: TRAP on June 18, 2009, 10:21:00 PM

1954 Compass Kodiak

Trap

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Post by: Earl E. Nov...mber on June 18, 2009, 10:29:00 PM

1931 Stemmler with horn nocks and cord grip.

Title: Re: What is your oldest bow?
Post by: wadde on June 19, 2009, 06:22:00 AM

longbow made by Roy Case. signed and dated: CASE 1939

Title: Re: What is your oldest bow?
Post by: Liquid Amber on June 19, 2009, 07:13:00 AM

Highfield lemonwood English long bow; circa 1880; Maurice Thompson used Highfield lemonwood bows.

Title: Re: What is your oldest bow?
Post by: Gray Wolf on June 19, 2009, 07:08:00 PM

Alum lam Grizzley

Title: Re: What is your oldest bow?
Post by: bkupris on June 20, 2009, 04:20:00 AM

59 Herters

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Title: Re: What is your oldest bow?
Post by: Doc Blues on June 20, 2009, 04:40:00 AM

1962 Kodiak Mag

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Title: Re: What is your oldest bow?
Post by: SELFBOW19953 on June 22, 2009, 08:44:00 PM

My uncle gave me an old bow that he says came from an estate sale of Henry Sherwin (of Sherwin-Williams paint fame) in the late teens, Sherwin died in 1916.  He tol me that it was a Native American made bow.  The bow is about 48" long and has the remnants of a leather string.  There are red designs on the belly of the bow.  The wood is very light and soft, juniper I think.  Actual age is unknown.

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Any thoughts?

Phil

Title: Re: What is your oldest bow?
Post by: Horney Toad on June 22, 2009, 09:39:00 PM

I have a 1950 kodiak aluminum lam woven glass.