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Title: Help ID this recurve! NAME THIS BOW
Post by: OhioWidowMaker on January 13, 2011, 11:03:00 AM

I bought a 60" #45 recurve and don't know who the maker is, can anyone ID recurves and tell me if it has any value? It is a one piece with a mahogony body and dark chestnut front and back limbs. PLEASE help ID this machine. It shoots sweet and is very pleasing to look at. It kinda looks like a Bob Lee, just looking at the pics. SOME ONE PLEASE HELP!!!!!!

 (http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m554/brianmilo/IMAG0113-1.jpg)

 (http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m554/brianmilo/IMAG0114-1.jpg)

 (http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m554/brianmilo/IMAG0116-1.jpg)

 (http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m554/brianmilo/IMAG0118-1.jpg)

 (http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m554/brianmilo/IMAG0117-1.jpg)

 (http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m554/brianmilo/IMAG0115-1.jpg)

Title: Re: Help ID this recurve! NAME THIS BOW
Post by: 57Lancer on January 13, 2011, 11:48:00 AM

Your bow looks like the 60# Root Warrior I have. I bought mine a few years back for $125 and hunt with it. Nice little bow!

Title: Re: Help ID this recurve! NAME THIS BOW
Post by: Archer Fanatic on January 13, 2011, 12:57:00 PM

It looks a lot like my wife's bow. It is an American Archery model.

Title: Re: Help ID this recurve! NAME THIS BOW
Post by: OhioWidowMaker on January 13, 2011, 01:21:00 PM

Thanks for the help, keep em commin! Is there any value to this bow?

Title: Re: Help ID this recurve! NAME THIS BOW
Post by: wadde on January 13, 2011, 02:22:00 PM

Just looking at the style of the riser I would lean more toward Root than American.

Title: Re: Help ID this recurve! NAME THIS BOW
Post by: reddogge on January 13, 2011, 04:55:00 PM

I thought all Roots had an I beam construction.  I vote for something else.

Title: Re: Help ID this recurve! NAME THIS BOW
Post by: bearmagtd on January 13, 2011, 06:11:00 PM

American Archery is a very good guess. Root bows had the serial numbers on the lower face of the bow under the grip, or stamped into the riser on the off side, most Root serial numbers start with the model name letters GMxxxx would be a Game Master, FM a filed master. Might be a chetah hunter from around 63 to 67.