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Title: Please help ID this bow
Post by: briarjumper12 on December 19, 2011, 01:37:00 PM
My brother in law brought this bow up a few days wondering what it was. Now I am wondering too.  I built a string for it and I shot pretty good.  I has what appears to be some kind of gold plated limbs and an aluminum riser that a shelf on both sides with little round inserts to serve as the rest.  Let me know if any of you have seen anything like this.  Thanks, John
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Title: Re: Please help ID this bow
Post by: Maxx Black on December 19, 2011, 01:49:00 PM
Wow! It looks like a very early version of the metal riser. Does the riser look to have had some kind of handle(possible wood) can you give some of the specs(approx weight,length)  . Is there anything written on the limbs? Something of a find to hang on to.Maxx
Title: Re: Please help ID this bow
Post by: owlbait on December 19, 2011, 01:52:00 PM
DuoShelf Super Chief? Pro Chief? Had one similar on trad history/collecting forum not to long ago. Maybe search through there? Good luck.
Title: Re: Please help ID this bow
Post by: PICKNGRIN on December 19, 2011, 05:42:00 PM
An Ivanhoe maybe???
Title: Re: Please help ID this bow
Post by: Bjorn on December 19, 2011, 06:40:00 PM
Looks like a Grimes to me and it is missing the cover on the grip area. They were made in Pontiac Michigan. Aluminum fatigues severely and may stay bent or break.
Title: Re: Please help ID this bow
Post by: owlbait on December 19, 2011, 07:11:00 PM
That's what I was thinking Bjorn. Grimes SuperChief, or ProChief? My buddy has one. Still shoots great. His has glass and maple limbs I think.
Title: Re: Please help ID this bow
Post by: briarjumper12 on December 20, 2011, 07:17:00 AM
Thank you gentleman.  I shall use your clues and continue the search.  I have traded my brother in law out of it just because of my curiousity.  I haven't got any specs on it yet as he hasn't delivered it yet but I will.  There is a place on the lower limb where a sticker used to be.