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Title: Bear Question
Post by: Gdance on September 17, 2009, 05:15:00 PM

Is the Alaskan considered a longbow or a recurve?

Title: Re: Bear Question
Post by: jcar315 on September 17, 2009, 05:23:00 PM

If you are talking about the late 1950's era Alaskan if my memory serves me it is listed in the catalog as a "semi-recurve"  

I have a few of these and mine are double shelf with black and orange glass with one with light colored.

Any pics?

Title: Re: Bear Question
Post by: joevan125 on September 17, 2009, 05:30:00 PM

I love the way they shoot.

Title: Re: Bear Question
Post by: Gdance on September 17, 2009, 05:33:00 PM

That does sound familiar.  Semi-recurve.

And yes, it's the late 50's double shelf.  

The string does not really touch the belly of the bow like most recurves.

Title: Re: Bear Question
Post by: jcar315 on September 17, 2009, 05:45:00 PM

I really like the way mine shoot. Also like the fact that if someone comes over and wants to try shooting I always have a bow for them.

I also have a late 1960's Bear Cub which I think is classified as a semi-recurve too and that bow shoots great too!!