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Title: Who's work is this?
Post by: sticknstring+ on January 06, 2009, 05:20:00 PM

I just got this one and am starting the clean-up process. Does anyone know the maker? The tips are really cool with the wedge of what looks like rosewood between the glass.
  The side of the riser has 16144 stamped into it with handheld letter punches.   (http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr72/gbsticknstring/tipsandcloset084.jpg)   (http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr72/gbsticknstring/tipsandcloset075.jpg)   (http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr72/gbsticknstring/tipsandcloset078.jpg) Thanks

Title: Re: Who's work is this?
Post by: kurtbel5 on January 06, 2009, 05:34:00 PM

Don't know, but what a beauty
Maybe Hoyt?
        Kurt

Title: Re: Who's work is this?
Post by: Waterhole-Ike on January 06, 2009, 08:24:00 PM

I believe your bow is a "Gordon", The model appears to be a "Royal Monarch" or a "Custom". If you send me an email at [email protected] I will send you a picture of the complete line of Gordon Bows or if you have Doug Kittredge's "Archer's Bible" from 1961-62 there are 2 pages pertaining to Gordon Bows. I'm not smart enough to figure out how to post the picture to this post or I would.

Title: Re: Who's work is this?
Post by: Horney Toad on January 06, 2009, 11:49:00 PM

Mighty handsome overlay.

Title: Re: Who's work is this?
Post by: sticknstring+ on January 07, 2009, 03:15:00 PM

Thanks for the input guys. Hopefully I'll be able to nail it down with your these ideas. Here's one more pic of the tip I probably should have included the first time.   (http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr72/gbsticknstring/tipsandcloset085.jpg)  Thanks!

Title: Re: Who's work is this?
Post by: Raineman on January 07, 2009, 03:25:00 PM

Title: Re: Who's work is this?
Post by: NumPls on January 07, 2009, 04:42:00 PM

The bow reminds me of some made by the Gordon, Fasco, Browning chain (I think that they all had bows made in a shop in San Diego, CA). The only bows that I have seen with 4 limb laminations came from one of those companies. And, they sometimes wrote the bow information on the edge of the limb laminations below the grip. In addition, the lines of the riser look a lot like a Browning bow the Apollo, if I have the model right), and the overlays on the belly remind me of the overlays on one or more Browning bows, for example, the Browning Challenge.

Ray

Title: Re: Who's work is this?
Post by: NumPls on January 07, 2009, 05:15:00 PM

Oh! A name that I left out was Deluxe Composite. I am sure that Deluxe Composite made bows for Browning.

Ray

Title: Re: Who's work is this?
Post by: Ssamac on January 10, 2009, 09:34:00 PM

The overlays and riser look like a Pearson Mustang and the white glass. Tip overlays too. but the green glass and the laminations on the belly of the handle are different.

sam