Dating a Red Wing Hunter

[billy shipp]

NOT REALLY.....but only cause I'm married now,.... she is prettier than a whole bunch of gals I have dated in the past.

58" long....tiny tips, serial# R 1844....anyone know what year it was built?

Thanks, Billy

[PAPALAPIN]

Tiny tips tell me  around '63 or '64 but I am not your red wing expert.  The man was Bob Gosdick...Rest his soul.

[billy shipp]

The guy I bought the bow from said Lamont Granger had looked at the bow and said it was late 50's to early 60's....just hoping someone could pin it down a little closer.
Thanks Jack

Billy

[Bowferd]

Billy, what wood was used? I was just informed that my supposed 58 or 59 was a 60 or 61 and the serial #R-1184.
Also have 2 others, both Rosewood,
serial #'s R-5320 and R-7831.
I was told both of these were early 1960's.
I'm now thinking mid 60's.

[shoot4fun]

PAPALAPIN is right...Bob was THE WING MAN. I sure miss visiting with that fellow, he was a wealth of knowledge !

[d. ward]

Alan Harford also Wing Pro.agagin rest another one of us...I will have to look for some notes.But all the rosewood Red Wings were gone by around 1965 I beleave.Afetr 1965 bubinga (african rosewood) was used in the risers...So I would guess they are all somewhere from 1961-1965 Red Wings.....bowdoc

[PAPALAPIN]

I know my '63 Red Wing was a rosewood riser...small tips

[billy shipp]

The riser is Rosewood. The tip overlays are Rosewood, white glass,then the very ends of the tips are Rosewood.

Thanks for the info guys.

Billy

[PAPALAPIN]

White Glass?

Now I say a '59'or '60.

All others would have been deep brown glass.

[billy shipp]

No Jack....dark brown glass on limbs....the white glass is only on tip overlays, sandwhiched between the Rosewood..... Sorry if my last posted was misleading.

Billy

[ANYWINGCURVE]

billy shipp,the 60&61',s-tiny tips risers maple with stripe in middle-60.african walnut with stripe in middle of riser-61. yours is more than likely 62-64.i have a 58-59 REDWING,NOT A REDWING HUNTER.mine is R-574 68" 42# birdseye maple-target length,just a work of art by very early BOB LEE. go to stickbow.com ask for "KELLY".he is a wealth of info. on wing archery.also clear decal on the heel of grip 60 61,62.after 62 i'm pretty sure it was gold decal with green letters

[billy shipp]

I talked to Rob lee...according to him, there is no way to nail down the exact year it was built going by the serial number, ....after talking to him and describing the bow wood, decals and tips Rob said late 50's or very early 60's.

Thanks for the help everyone.
Billy