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Sorry he didn't make the trip.Sounds like he was a good man.Pretty awesome of him to get you all those Widows.
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Archie, Thanks for sharing all the memories with us and if it isn't much to ask each time you dig up something like that bow and the article please let us see it as well cause it reminds us of the good old days...It just takes us all back of how much archery ment to many and there storys we will all love to hear...God Bless, Keefers <><
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Thanks for sharing.I always wonder how in later years heavy weight bows were common.I think men may have worked harder which naturaly made them stronger. I have my dads bow a 55#static grizzly.Fiftyfive doesn't sound like much but its more bow then I could ever handle.I was very young when my dad and his friends used to get together and shoot but its a memory that i've always kept fondly.The fun they had and I have now is something I can thank my father for. Sorry for the loss of your dad - carry on the tradition.
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Wow what a find and a great poundage to boot Jim
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My father gave my son a very similiar,great shooting, DH with the same(almost) handwriting and label. From the early to mid 1970s I am sure. Have to note the slight difference that my son's is labeled 43# @ 28. Yours probably would break his string but it is cool to see the huge range of bows DH made. This makes my 60 # Centaur want to shrivel up and hide! Posts: 318 | From: montana | Registered: Jan 2009
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In a gun/archery shop in Idaho a few years ago they a Howatt hanging the wall that was 167#. Don't remember the name of the place.
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Great memories...thanks for sharing them with us.
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in addition to the 3/4" dowels for arrows, you'll need a cable instead of a string (kidding!). That seems like one of those bows you brace with your feet and shoot a mile. Wow! what a piece.
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Awesome.It is a special order unit from Howatt.. Jack Howard MAY have had a hand in ..but i doubt it. It certainly is 1970's/1980's fodder but I strongly suspect direct order from Howatt..here is my Howatt/Howard Hunter. Similar bow but distinct in shape..but it is fact they did share business at times.
I could have sworn I posted this bow before. It is a 1974 Howatt (Howard) Hunter made by the late Jack Howard. From what I have heard jack made a deal with Howatt to make 200 of these bows. This is #143 from my collection. Essentially made off the Howatt form and finished by Jack using his logo/decal. My Kitteredge Bow Hut catalog has it listed as does my Howard Archery catalog. African Bubinga and East Indian Rosewood. Great shooter, smooth and speedy.
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Sorry to hear of your loss, thanks for sharing though. Great thread.
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