Unexpected treasures: Now with pics.

vermonster13 · June 30, 2009, 06:43:00 PM

Had a friend from high school drop a couple of boxes off at my house this evening. Don't see him very often and was sad to hear his father had passed away. He stopped by to leave me some things his father wanted me to have. A box of a couple of dozen old Bear arrows with various broadheads installed including several Deadheads of both sizes. An original Herters compound bow that belongs in a museum somewhere(he bought one at the very beginning and it convinced him to stick with Trad). The topper is a very old 57# Bear Cub. It is storming hard here so pics will need to wait until tomorrow, but they will be coming. It was a bittersweet afternoon.

Whip · June 30, 2009, 06:51:00 PM

Very cool treasures Dave. I would imagine you might be hanging on to those for awhile. Things with a personal history mean so much more than if you had found them at a garage sale.

reddogge · June 30, 2009, 07:14:00 PM

It was nice of him to pass these on to you. Obviously his father and you had a connection earlier in life.

vermonster13 · June 30, 2009, 07:23:00 PM

Truth is I never met his father. He only knew of me through his son and my being the only kid who hunted with recurves and longbows that actually killed stuff.

Killdeer · June 30, 2009, 09:27:00 PM

Bittersweet is exactly the word. I am sure that you will find a way to bring joy out of a sad event. This reminds me of the day that a long parcel arrived at my door. It was a bow from a friend I had never met, and now could never meet. There is always that shadow on my heart when I take the bow for walks in the woods. Eventually, I am sure, the outings will turn into conversational jaunts, but it still feels like I borrowed the bow without asking her permission.

Killdeer

vermonster13 · June 30, 2009, 11:10:00 PM

Spent some time going over the bow. It had been set up to shoot left handed. An old piece of plexiglass was under the leather grip for a shelf. The leather was dry rotted so I took it off and spent some time cleaning up the riser and going over the various beauty marks on the bow. Pondering where and how they happened. The string is pretty shot so I strung it up with one I had here just to string it and see if all was solid. She held together, now I just need to get a proper B-50 string on her to see how she shoots.

Wannabe1 · June 30, 2009, 11:15:00 PM

Can't wait to see how she looks.

daveycrockett · June 30, 2009, 11:17:00 PM

vermonster13 · June 30, 2009, 11:22:00 PM

She's a 60" bow.

Ended up being a dozen arrows in the box. 5 look new with Hill Hornets on them but only 28" long so are way too short for me, the rest are 29" long, 5 with Deadheads, 1 I don't know what it is and one Hildebrandt with bleeder.

The Deadhead arrows are in rough shape, but the heads are in good shape, so I'll pull those off and mount them up for this fall. The other two arrows are rough so I'll just put them up on the wall.

4runr · June 30, 2009, 11:35:00 PM

Cool treasures Dave. Can''t wait to see pics.

frassettor · July 01, 2009, 09:21:00 AM

Neat!! Cant wait for the pics....Enjoy her Dave, its an honor thing

Henry Hammer · July 01, 2009, 11:57:00 AM

Sounds to me like you are going to have a special hunting partner by your side this fall. I always think there is a special connection with loved ones who have passed on when I am out in the woods. Even better when using their gear to hunt with. Cool story can't wait for pics.

vermonster13 · July 01, 2009, 12:48:00 PM

Here is what came.

Frenchymanny · July 01, 2009, 01:02:00 PM

Very cool, in a decent weight too!

David, congrats on a very special treasure!

F-Manny

joe vt · July 01, 2009, 01:41:00 PM

nice dave!!!

i heard its been raining in vermont.....lol

bloodyarrow · July 01, 2009, 01:46:00 PM

very nice, David

Bill Turner · July 01, 2009, 01:59:00 PM

Have to agree with Henry above. This past hunting season I took a nice buck and a feral hog with a old Bear Razorhead that a friend(Fred) sent me to hunt with. He introduced me to traditional archery in 1969 and hunted with stick and string until his health faltered in the early 90's. It was like having Fred by my side when I took those animals. Fred is still alive and well in VA. He was over joyed when I called him with the news. To top that off I skinned out the hog with my deceased fathers WWII Marine issue combat knife. That was a double whammy for me. What a thrill. The moral to this story is take advantage of the gifts and share your experience with the son. It will mean a lot to him as well.

vtmtnman · July 01, 2009, 06:47:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by joe vt:

i heard its been raining in vermont.....lol

I'm amazed he had a clear 5 seconds to go outside and take the pics....

Can't wait to see the bow Dave.

Curtiss Cardinal · July 01, 2009, 06:51:00 PM

Sounds like some karma to me

Wannabe1 · July 01, 2009, 08:07:00 PM

Very nice Dave. Congrats on a nice acquisition.