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.

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!

 

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