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Main Boards => Trad History/Collecting => Topic started by: hardbern on August 12, 2014, 07:43:00 AM

Title: The 1st 3 British "production" Composite bows?
Post by: hardbern on August 12, 2014, 07:43:00 AM

Early 50s Yeoman Tiger, Jaques Black Mamba Mk1, Jaques Black Mamba Mk2
   (https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/1907730_715649031855242_2074144168473508881_n.jpg?oh=4eabc5e453d567b9386d0012286286aa&oe=54718616&__gda__=1415962327_67a2df67039e2d7bfa4e255f8b0ae3b1)  
See the pics & story here:
 https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.715648498521962.1073741877.100002304553118&type=1&l=bdb82c7d7e
would be interested to hear from anyone seen, used, own examples of these bows or offer further info., comparative pics, etc. concerning them, esp. w.r.t. to the backing used: early glass v. fortisan?

Title: Re: The 1st 3 British "production" Composite bows?
Post by: 59Alaskan on August 15, 2014, 05:53:00 AM

Very nice.  Thank you for sharing.  I like the lines of the middle one.