Very Special Black Widow

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Back in 2017, Dave Gordon Jr,  of Gordon Plastics, was looking to fill a hole in his collection of bows. Somehow, the Royal Huntsman, a 54" Gordon Plastics recurve, had never been a part of his assembled bows on display at the company HQ, now located in Montrose, Colorado and I had one. After some discussion,  I sent it to Dave in exchange for an open dialog with him about the history of the company. A couple of years passed and Dave contacted me to inquire if I might know a place where he could place the collection. Gordon Plastics had recently sold to another company and they wanted the bows relocated. We finally came to the conclusion that the San Diego History Center was the best spot for them and the History Center was agreeable so I altered a planned road trip to pick up the bows in Denver from his cousin. The plan was to transport the bows from Denver to Dave's house where we would unwrap the bows and decide what was to go where. I picked up roughly 22 bows, 11 of which were to be donated to the history center. However, being a history nerd, I talked Dave into a stupor and we never got around to unwrapping the bows. Once I got home and unwrapped them, I came across this Black Widow. I immediately called Dave and explained that there were a couple of bows in the mix that I'm certain he didn't intend for me to bring home. Dave didn't hesitate in telling me to keep them for my own personal collection, in return for my efforts.

It's a 40th Anniversary, Limited Edition #87/101, 60", XLA model. Signed on the bow as being made for, Gordon Plastics Inc. At the time, GPI was still located in San Diego. Needless to say, it was a very nice reward indeed!