Help Identifying bow, Howatt?

[DaveL]

I just purchased this bow:
 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=015&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=250066834687&rd=1&rd=1

Can anyone help ID it?  If it is a Palomar, does anyone have information about them? e.g. brace height, string length, what poundages and years they were made in?  

Thanks!

Dave L.

[Tom Phillips]

Hi Dave,
 If you get on Archeryhistory.com they can probably tell you otherwisw call Martin Archery as they own Howatt.

 I am a big Howatt fan.

                   Tom Phillips   aka  diablo

[PAPALAPIN]

NICE LOOKING BOW

Seems to be in really great shape

The Palomar and the Del Rey were Howatts top two tournament bows.  Whilke the Del Rey was their top model, the Palomar was also a fine, high performance bow.  If I am correct, th Palomar was out long before the Del Rey and evolved over the years.  As you can see, the riser is made of laminates of rosewood.  It has a somewhat massive riser whice added to the stability of the bow.  Like all recurve bows, different bows appeal to different people.  The Palomar was one of the finest tournament bows ever made.  You don't see as many of them as you do Bear Tamerlanes, Hc-300's or Hoyt Pro Medalists;  but it could hang in there with the best of them.

I have a Palomar hanging on my wall at home at it is one of the bows that I consider the pride of my collection.  I don't remember off hand what he length, weight and brace height is, and I also can't identify they year made.  Just knowthat you have a fine piece of traditional archery history.

[DaveL]

Thanks Tom and Jack!
I appreciate the info.
I will check with archeryhistory.com on the brace height.

Dave