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Title: Older longbow ID needed
Post by: William Stewart on January 16, 2017, 11:30:00 PM

Picked up this longbow today.  It is a 60 inch with a 42# pull at 28" by the embossed lettering on the handle backside.  No other markings what so ever on the entire bow.  It has a right hand maple riser and a black or very dark brown laminate on the back and belly of the bow.  I'm not familiar with posting a photo on this site so I will just have to type what it has stamped (embossed) into the bows riser. (3 separate lines)

60"
8D 167
42# 28"

I'll have to read up on the "how to's" on posting photos here.

Title: Re: Older longbow ID needed
Post by: William Stewart on January 16, 2017, 11:39:00 PM

See if this link to another website that I posted the same inquiry will work for viewing the photos.

 http://www.missouriwhitetails.com/forums/showthread.php?t=211725

If this is an infraction to the rules of Tradgang I appologize.

Title: Re: Older longbow ID needed
Post by: Greg Owen on January 17, 2017, 12:06:00 AM

It appears you have to register on that site to see the photos. At least I can't. Email photos to me at [email protected] and I will post them here for you.

Title: Re: Older longbow ID needed
Post by: Greg Owen on January 17, 2017, 12:21:00 AM

 (http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii258/gkowen/Bow2/20170113_164718.jpg) (http://s266.photobucket.com/user/gkowen/media/Bow2/20170113_164718.jpg.html)


  (http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii258/gkowen/Bow2/20170113_164734.jpg) (http://s266.photobucket.com/user/gkowen/media/Bow2/20170113_164734.jpg.html)

  (http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii258/gkowen/Bow2/craigs%20list%20longbow%20for%20sale.jpg) (http://s266.photobucket.com/user/gkowen/media/Bow2/craigs%20list%20longbow%20for%20sale.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Older longbow ID needed
Post by: William Stewart on January 17, 2017, 01:12:00 AM

Thanks for the photo help Greg!

Title: Re: Older longbow ID needed
Post by: zepnut on January 17, 2017, 09:54:00 AM

Looks to me like a older American Archery bow made in Clarendon Hills, Illinois. It would of had a sticker on it indicating the model bow. More than likely a Cheetah or Amarco.

Title: Re: Older longbow ID needed
Post by: William Stewart on January 17, 2017, 10:56:00 AM

Did American Archery mark their bows with this type of stamps.  The only other maker I can find that actually stamped their bows were the older Root bows.

Title: Re: Older longbow ID needed
Post by: zepnut on January 17, 2017, 11:03:00 AM

I have a couple older American Archery bows with the same stamping.

Title: Re: Older longbow ID needed
Post by: William Stewart on January 17, 2017, 11:45:00 AM

Any idea of their age?