I have a Martini longbow coming and dont know anything about them. Can anybody tell me about them? Are they a good shooter? The one I have coming has a zebrawood riser and red elm limbs under clear glass....Thanks, Roy

Tom Martini - the builder of your bow is a good friend of mine.  Tom is a good friend of Dick Robertson who I believe showed him the ropes to build longbows - therefore the answer is yes - its a good bow.  Tom never built that many bows as it was more of a hobby for him but in eastern Montana, there are a lot of guys who swear by them.  I believe Tom has stopped building any bows in the last few years.  I'm curious - where did you find one?

I traded with a gentleman from PA. We did the deal on AT. I believe I should have it friday. I'll post a picture when it gets here. I was sent this also....Joe Martini was a bowyer here in PA for quite a while. Sold a lot of good quality bows before his real job started demanding more time. He quit a couple years back......Is this the same person?.....Roy

Doesn't sound like it.  Maybe two different Martini longbows out there.  Now that you mention this, my buddy Tom's bows were mostly marked with an Indian name - can't remember exactly what it is - started with a 'Y'.  Tom is from Sidney, MT.

There are two different Martinis.

I've handled and shot a couple of the PA (Joe) Martini bows, and they were fine shooters; one was a td recurve, and the other was a 50's style recurve.

A friend of mine from the Sidney, MT area has one of the Tom (Montana) Martini's bows. Nice looking bow, but I've never shot it because it's over my weight limit. He liked it, but he bought a Matlock bow that I had and really likes that bow. maybe because it's lighter poundage.