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Offline SlowBowke

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Awesome Piece of Archery History HERE!
« on: June 01, 2011, 09:41:00 AM »
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good heavens.....or am I off my rocker?

I just cannot imagine this showing up in "the auction" wow....Id have bet money something like this would have automatic buyers from friends of the owner.

Too rich for my blood but what a conversation piece!!

Id HAVE TO shoot it a bit!

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Offline kurtbel5

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Re: Awesome Piece of Archery History HERE!
« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2011, 09:58:00 AM »
I think the owner is named Len? my understanding is his collection was built at the high point of bow prices,and he has a huge amount of archery gear, he has been selling amazing bows for years

Offline NumPls

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Re: Awesome Piece of Archery History HERE!
« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2011, 10:33:00 AM »
The seller's name is Kevin and, I think, his father owned Frontier Archery in Sacramento, CA. So, he comes from an archery & bowhunting heritage and probably has a significant collection and some significant history to share.

Kevin, are you a TradGanger? If so, I would enjoy reading what you can share with the rest of us!

Ray

Offline reddogge

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Re: Awesome Piece of Archery History HERE!
« Reply #3 on: June 01, 2011, 01:48:00 PM »
You'd have a tough time shooting it. The handle isn't included.
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Offline kurtbel5

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Re: Awesome Piece of Archery History HERE!
« Reply #4 on: June 01, 2011, 02:27:00 PM »
Hi Ray
Is that the same Sacramento collector (or his family)the one I was thinking of used to list a lot of bows on ****?

Offline SlowBowke

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Re: Awesome Piece of Archery History HERE!
« Reply #5 on: June 01, 2011, 03:44:00 PM »
Shows my ignorance, Reddogge. Maybe someone should ask why it isnt?

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Offline NumPls

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Re: Awesome Piece of Archery History HERE!
« Reply #6 on: June 01, 2011, 04:17:00 PM »
Kurt, I suspect that the answer to your last question is, "Yes.". But, I seem to recall that there was someone else from that area (maybe into the foothills) who also used to list a lot of archery stuff.

Ray

Offline 2treks

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Re: Awesome Piece of Archery History HERE!
« Reply #7 on: June 01, 2011, 04:46:00 PM »
Sweet, What a cool bow.
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Offline Larry m

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Re: Awesome Piece of Archery History HERE!
« Reply #8 on: June 01, 2011, 06:03:00 PM »
Like that barreled shaft and the small brush rest. Designed for performance and cast. I would have loved to see that one in action!

Offline reddogge

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Re: Awesome Piece of Archery History HERE!
« Reply #9 on: June 01, 2011, 07:09:00 PM »
Don't feel bad. I asked the same question on another forum and was told the handles were shooter proprietary so the shooter would switch the handle between different bows.
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Offline dkard

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Re: Awesome Piece of Archery History HERE!
« Reply #10 on: June 01, 2011, 07:21:00 PM »
My friend used to shoot with Harry. If I remember right, they would use Pepsodent toothbrushes to make the rests. They were the best for flight shooting.

dave

Offline Bjorn

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Re: Awesome Piece of Archery History HERE!
« Reply #11 on: June 02, 2011, 01:42:00 PM »
Numpls you are exactly correct it is Kevin and Frontier Archery was his father's business. He regularly lists old copies of "Archery Magazine".  What a remarkable auction find.

Offline 2treks

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Re: Awesome Piece of Archery History HERE!
« Reply #12 on: June 03, 2011, 08:07:00 AM »
That distance shot with this bow is almost double my best so far. I would love to go to Utah some September and see how the big boys roll.
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Offline d. ward

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Re: Awesome Piece of Archery History HERE!
« Reply #13 on: June 04, 2011, 10:20:00 AM »
Kurt there were a couple people selling a while back that had a ton of stuff from Malibu Archery ? I bought several catalogs plus a couple bows off them ???? bd

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