Trad Gang

while working today a recieved a call from a guy on my route who knew i was in to traditional archery. he told me he was helping an old lady clean her basement and found a old recurve bow. he asked if i was interested and i said i would take a look. an hour later i pulled up to his house and he came out with an OLD Grizzly, a bunch of arrows, a really neat belt/hip quiver, broad heads, tabs spare strings and more! bow is in decent/used shape with some small cracks and hazing as well as slight limb twist which i think can be fixed by Mr. Fix It Ron W! he said what will ya give me, i said i only have $22 in my pocket, he said SOLD! the whole kit and kaboodle! after talking with my friend Charlie i think it is a 67, what can ya tell me????

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Oh man, that's cool.  I have a couple of old Griz that shoot great for me- one from the late '50's, the other from the early '70's.  The older one was a deal like yours.  When I feel off my game I pull a Griz down, and somehow I can magically shoot again.

Tom

what kinda old broadheads didja get ?

More pix ?

ChuckC

Nice find.

LOL i'll take some more!

these bh's spin 360 on the furrel.
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I see some goodies I like.........I'll clean that old girl up for ya!!!!!!! Hint ,Hint!!!!

any thing for you dad!, take all the goodies listed and make the ole girl sparkle! also have doz or so aluminum arrows for ya. i do not like quicker quivers on any of my bows, any way you can plug/hide the holes?

soooooo was Charlie right it is a 67?

Great Find Ken.  After Ron Cleans her up, I'll double your money    ;)    


Our Buddy WoodChucker has the exact bow which he hunts with.  If I am not mistaken its the same weight to.

Ken, those look like Razorback 4 and 5 heads. They also had practice cassettes that you could slide on. They came in a plastic carton, and with a plastic guard that went over the blades.

If I am not mistaken, what Mr. Johnny Rambo used to defeat the Russian and VietNamese armies was some of these with the plastic guards in place and painted. .  his exploding arrows.

Those Bear heads look very useable.

Neat stuff.

ChuckC

We can plug any and all holes......   :thumbsup:

The broadheads that spin 360 are Satellite broadheads and have'nt been made in years. And those Bear Razorbacks are nice!! It was a great find and the best $22 bucks spent!!   :clapper:

i am lucky that is all i had in my pocket or i would have offered $100!

I would have asked if he took plastic/debit/credit an old dog??? LOL!! But its one of those rare genuine finds that everybody looks for. Lucky??? That's an understatement!!! LOL,,As I said,,great find!! Atleast its going to the rite person who will restore it to its original luster!!

now what made me cry was the guy told me the old lady had broken up and thrown out at least a dozen bamboo fly rods with one being a Winchester!!!! he said he jumped in the dumpster and was able to keep a few of the old reels but the rods were all broken....

Great find!!!

Are you kidding me??? I just had an old 3 wt bamboo flyrod restored that I found in a ladys attic,,,(the heat destroyed them),. But trust me,,I was happy to find and restore it!! Its not my Sage nor G. Loomis,,,but its fun to fish and be making memories with and wonder on its history,,

Great find Ken!
I have had the privilege of owning Grizzlys from many years. 1967's are great bows.  I really like the grip.  They are pretty easy to quiet down too.  That's going to make a fine bow!

Couldn't happen to a nicer person !, good luck with it brother Ken.

He was right, Ken, it is a '67.  Be prepared for a thrill when you shoot it.  I have a '67 Grizzly also and they are great shooting bows with an excellent grip profile.  Much better bows than the round fronts, IMO.  Great find, man, Congratulations.

Lots of other goodies, too.

The broadheads are Razorback 4's and yes, the plastic ferrule was made to rotate.  They were made in a 5 blade model.  Instead of changing individual blades, the whole cartridge was replaced.  They were popular for a few years.  Satellites had an aluminum ferrule with individual blades and did not rotate.

Very sweet Ken

Nice find Ken.

Nice find Ken.Heads are Razorback 4's.The Rambo head!
They were made by NAP(New Archery Products),and they also made a 5 blade.Flew like Laser Beams.Salty price back in their day!

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Your's is as good as or better than any garage sale find I've read about.

Congratulations!!!

God bless,Mudd

PS:  How cool is this?.... Way!!.... I'm saying....

What a terrific break for you! Sweet sweet bow!
Killdeer   :bigsmyl:

22 Bucks!
I'm speechless...

Now I'm really gonna envy you if the West Point woolie came with it. Such a deal!!

QuoteOriginally posted by centaur:
Now I'm really gonna envy you if the West Point woolie came with it. Such a deal!!

... and I was thinking he got the archery gear for free and had to pay to drag that Woop rag out of the house!     :biglaugh:  

Sorry, I'm an old Boat School guy and couldn't resist.  Nice score on the gear!

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Fantastic find. I know you will put it to good use.

Killer find, and also glad to finally see some true Upstate NY-ers on here!

$22! Will you do some shopping for me?

:archer:    :clapper:

QuoteOriginally posted by UpstateTrad90:
Killer find, and also glad to finally see some true Upstate NY-ers on here!

There's a lot of us Brian..  I know you're busy with school but Perhaps you will shoot with us one of these days?

Welcome to the gang.

Ken, when you bringing my new bow over   ;)    :p

The spin BH's are razorback.  I shot them in the early 1980.

bow is going to Ron W for a clean up!

Great find Ken!!!!!  I killed my first5 or 6 deer in the early to mid '80's wth Razorbak 5s!!!  takes me back.

Awesome find My Brother!!!!!   :bigsmyl:  

Actualy, mine's a 47# but... What the heck is a pound or two, Lmao! Can't wait to see her all cleaned up!!!!!

Ken dropped the bow off today.....looks like she will clean up well. I think I have the twist out of the limbs already. A bit of TLC and this old girl will be ready to hit the woods! I'm not going to do a restoration but just a face lift and get it back into working order!

nice find brother   :thumbsup:

that works for me, will take it stumping when shes ready!

Just got in from shooting the old Grizzly, after her face lift she thanked me by shooting right where I looked.......Ken you can pick her up at your convenience. Neat bow a great profile and fantastic grip!   :wavey:

will pick up the old girl today!

Congrats again on your find!!Enjoy!!!   :thumbsup:

just picked the old girl up from Ron W.  WOW what a beauty hidden under there! Ron took the twist out of the limb, plugged the holes and cleaned the ole girl up, THANK YOU!!!!!!! pic's to follow, Photo bucket is on my last nerve AGAIN!

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Shes a beaute!!! As I said before,,the best $22 spent by anybody!! Let us know how she    :thumbsup:

thats awesome. congrats!

Ken, she turned out to be a great looking bow! Congrats on a great find and hope you hold on to her for a long time.   :thumbsup:

WOW!!! Bro that is one fine looking Bow for an old Bow and it should serve you well way to go Bro   :wavey:

WOW does it ever shoot! VERY impressed and feels PERFECT in the hand!

I warned you, Ken.  That '64-'67 design Grizz is a GREAT bow.

Not bad at all for a $22.00 investment.

QuoteOriginally posted by ron w:
Just got in from shooting the old Grizzly, after her face lift she thanked me by shooting right where I looked.......Ken you can pick her up at your convenience. Neat bow a great profile and fantastic grip!    :wavey:  

So now you see why I like these old bear Grizzlies Ron   :thumbsup:

Thanks Charlie.......It was fun giving it a face lift!!

Nice find.  It's great when things like that come to you.  Enjoy!!  todd