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Title: IA Hunter recurve bow
Post by: Brently on January 15, 2011, 07:55:00 PM

I recently got a recurve bow, it is a IA Hunter  number282? 52" 50lb at 28".  It has green glass back and belly and a one piece wooden riser.  I can't find any info on this bow.  The guy who gave it to me sid he bought it new in 1975.  If anybody has some info about this bow I would really like to know about it.  Thanks.

Title: Re: IA Hunter recurve bow
Post by: perimogi on January 15, 2011, 08:59:00 PM

Not sure what you have, but here is some info I found on the web.  Indian Archery Company was out of Evansville, Indiana.  The models I can find listed are:

Indian Archery Catalog Numbers

252.….Hunter…..52”.

258.….Bighorn….58”.

261.….Mohawk…..52”.

263.….Savage…..58”.

264.….Seneca…..58”.

266.….Warrior…..62”.

273.….Cochise…..60”.

274.….Deerslayer…..60”

I hope someone can help you with more info.

Title: Re: IA Hunter recurve bow
Post by: kuch on January 15, 2011, 09:11:00 PM

Great info Mr. Phelps.  i was a lurker for a long time and realized the is such a wealth of info graciously shared here. Hope you cont. thanks.

Title: Re: IA Hunter recurve bow
Post by: Brently on January 16, 2011, 12:05:00 PM

Thanks, after I posted this I did more searching and came up with about the same info.

Title: Re: IA Hunter recurve bow
Post by: D.Sheppard on January 16, 2011, 12:14:00 PM

I have had a few IA bows. The only ones I have right now is a #265...Pathfinder...62" and an old wooden flatbow.

The Pathfinder is a solid Zebrawood riser bow.

Title: Re: IA Hunter recurve bow
Post by: D.Sheppard on January 16, 2011, 01:35:00 PM

Found a few more:

#270...Hunting model
#279...Tournament model

IA Stalker , didnt have a #
IA Cheyenne, didnt have a #