A mid 1950's American Archery Cheetah, 64", 47# @ 28" draw. Walnut riser (I think) maple limbs, green glass, black glass and maple overlay. Sweet..sweet shooter.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v134/oldearcher46/Cheetah001.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v134/oldearcher46/Cheetah002.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v134/oldearcher46/Cheetah003.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v134/oldearcher46/Cheetah004.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v134/oldearcher46/Cheetah007.jpg)
Congrats on the Treasure!! Looks like it has some Enjoyment in it!! Very Cool!!
Very nice!!!
Nice to see someone besides me enjoying a broadleaf lawn too!
:biglaugh:
Jim....what ever God lets grow in my yard, stays there, unless it's Bull Thistle 8^).
Nice one there George,my buddy still hunts with his 64" 55# Cheetah about the same year as the one you have in the pics...Todd's Cheetah shoots around 185 fps.with a hunting weight arrow.Purty impressive for a bow 50 years old.Great shooters.......bowdoc
bowdoc, I have a 1955 Kodiak at 55 pounds that is a burner....I know it will shoot with modern bows easily.
I just started to shoot again after a few years absense. This was a very interesting post to me because one of the two bows I have started back with is a Cheetah 64" 60# recurve; the other is a custom 66" 60# longbow made by a well known bowyer. It pains me to say this but I shoot the cheetah noticably better. The longbow cost me about 5x's what the used recurve cost. Speed is about the same.
If I buy another bow it will be a shorter model in the 50# range, but so far, I don't see any need to.
Thanks for all the posts, I find most of them interesting and helpful.
Gary