Galaxie Mars recurve...

[jhansen]

I posted a question on Pow Wow and thought it might actually belong here.  I recently purchased a recurve bow marked "Galaxie" with "Mars" beneath it on the lower limb.  62" ntn and 45#@28".  It is left handed.  An extensive internet search failed to turn up any mention of this bow other than another one on E-bay called the "Pluto".  If anyone here has any information on these bows and/or the company that made them I'd appreciate you sharing it with me.  I'd like to know approximately how old the bow is, the level of quality in manufacture, etc.  Any info will help.

Thanks,
John

[PAPALAPIN]

JOHN

Like you, I have seen them on eBAY.  I think all the GALAXIE bows were named after planets or other terestial bodies.  I remember seeing the MARS, PLUTO, SATURN, and I think I have seen a VENUS.  As I remember, they are beautiful bows.  I also rememberseeing ads for them in Archery Magazines years back.  Although I have never actually seen one, they look like quality bows.

[mqqse]

My father-in-law has a galaxie that he shot years ago and said it was up there with some of the other recurve makers of the late 60's/early 70's.  He thought they might have been made in Texas but couldn't confirm it.  His has white limbs with a blue/green/purple marble pattern riser, very unique!

[Recurvetd]

In a 1967 Galaxie catalog the Mars was a 57 1/2 inch bows with a 53 1/2 inch string. It had a black walnut handle, a 7 inch window and a pistol grip. It came in weights up to 60 lbs. It was the top hunting bow in the Galaxie line that year. It cost $ 59.95.
Galaxie archery was owned by Cravotta Bros, Inc.
East McKeesport, PA.
They made some of the top of the line target bows of the time. Most had imported woods with laminations, that make them very collectable.