Snufer -
Here is some info that I came across regarding Franchi bows (I do not know who the author is/was, but he does provide a link to an archery history site).
"It was created by the Franchi Firearms company in Bresciana, Italy. They promoted it as a promotional tool for the 1976 Olympics to help promote their already famous shotguns & rifles. They produced (3) different styles of which were fashioned after (3)styles of Ben Pearson bows. The Italian bows were 7070, 7266, and 7269 similar to Ben Pearson's 7070 Colt, 7166 Eliminator, & 7169 Centurian-69. It's unknown how many bows were produced, but a company named F.I.E. (Firearms Import & Export Co.) was contracted by Franchi to import many of these bows into the USA, thus, the USA marking on the side of the riser. You can go to the website:
www.archerymuseum.org and press title "Museo Dell'arcieria arcieria dell'arco archery museum"....Translate and this will take you into the museum where pictures of all (3) bows are displayed."
Ray
Topic: Franchi Bow??? (Read 2773 times)
