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Picked this up locally for 80 bucks, it's in really good condition. Does anyone recognize the model and if so can you tell me what wood it's made from?
I have some aluminum arrows being made for it as we speak (big thanks Bwanna Archery in MN), took some practice shots at the archery shop and I think it will work out nicely. I'm determined to become one with this thing and not use my compound at all in 2016, thanks for any and all help

Looks like a Ben Peirson ?

Looks like a Herter's Model Perfection from the '60s. I had one, my eldest son has it now. Mine was a 1973 model and was a single color of wood, bubinga I believe, and the glass was green both belly and back. Mine was a 56", but I had another that was a lot shorter, I think 48".

The 56" is a good shooter. The short one was a finger pinching son of a gun, so someone else owns it now.

I think they called all the recurves with this style riser Model Perfection and made them in a variety of lengths.

I paid $37 for mine in 1973 at the Herter's store in Waseca, MN...brand new!

Thanks 30coupe.....

Just judging from my Herters, this bow looks like a bow built 4th month 1962 and it was bow #54 of that model. Usually they put the length of the bow at the front of the serial # too, but this bow looks like its older and they may have not done that yet. So not sure what the 1 may stand for.

Brian,

I wonder if it could be Oct. 4, 1962, bow #54. I don't have a Herter's here to look at anymore though, so I'm just guessing.

I think the laminated riser puts it in the '60s though, so I think you are on the right track. By the time my bow was built, most of them were single wood risers.

Definitely a bow  inspected , numbered and finished on October 4, 1962. Those 1961 and 1962 short recurves are unique. I've seen one with 17 laminations in the riser.

Yep that makes more  sense I would think. Mine were built in the 70s, so I was trying to compare the # difference.

Love that mustard glass!

Ok so I got a string and some aluminum Easton 2020's for it, I measured the brace height and it is 10 1/4" That seems like a very high number, my other recurves I've had were around 7 and a half. What made me think about it is when you draw the bow it sure seems like more than 50lbs of weight I'm pulling against, any thoughts?

String was too short, ordered a 57" one, dacron flemish twist