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Bob Gossdeck(I think is the correct spelling) and Al Harford were two of the formost Wing Archery tackle collecters I ever knew.Booth gone but never forgotten. Glenn StCharles told me on more then one occation he felt a Red Wing Hunter was by far the finest shooting recurve bow ever manufactured.bd
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I have that link saved also. The following link http://www.archeryhistory.com/ads/ads.htm and also under the "recurves" section has some pictures of Wing bows.
I have a 1962 that technically still belongs to my dad. Love the Brazilian Rosewood. I also have the original cardboard box for the bow that has "Wing Archery Company - Houston, Texas" in larg green letters printed on box. Interestingly my father bought the bow in Austin, Texas from a sporting goods store called "C & S - Sporting Goods Co." that was located on 2120 Guadalupe Street.
My dad had the bow shipped from Austin to Florida where he was stationed. The box is post marked May 23 1963 and cost 77 cents to mail.
The box was made by the Gaylord Container Division of the Crown Zellerbach Corporation in Houston, Texas.
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I don't have any Red Wing Hunters but I do have a pair of early Wing Presentations. Both of them out of Houston.
I hunted with the top one for about a year before I decided I should keep her out of the weather.
66" - X371, 50#@28
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I have a Wing Presentation that I'm sure was made in the Houston shop. It looks the same shape as the top bow in your picture except the handle wood is brazilian rosewood and the serial number is P-01, 66" and 44#. Have also owned many 58" and some 62" REd Wing Hunters that were all made in Houston.
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Yours for better bowhunting, Kelly Posts: 1183 | From: Blue Grass, Iowa/Prentice, Wisconsin | Registered: Oct 2003
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While the main focus of my collection is not Wing, I have been fortunate enough to have a few reside in my stable for a while before passing them on to a few hard core Wing collector friends of mine. A couple of them have been "Houston" bows.
Here is a peek at a VERY rare 1961 62" Red Wing Hunter. (yes...I said 62") It is the only year they made this configuration with African Walnut. This is a rare bird. It now resides in PA with a fine collector friend of mine who is not only nuts about Wing bows, but also has its little 58" twin.
This next one is a Pre-'65 White Wing. It now resides with a good friend of mine in Tucson, Arizona. It is by far the finest piece of curly maple that ever existed, and is a superb example of Bob Lee's finest work. I have misplaced the picture of the square Houston decal, but I can assure you, it sports the "Houston" decal.
If you look at the belly laminations, you will see that this was the predecessor of the "Outlaw' bow. I will do my best to find the rest of my pics.
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Thanks for posting these photos, Raineman. Holy frijoles! That White Wing is a beauty!
Mike
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Have a RWH, 58", 46@28" serial # R-170, from Houston shop. Just love it. shoots fast and hard. I shoot it quite often and plan to hunt with it.
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