help on Colt "woodsomething" bow, Bear Tigerwood

[beyondmyken]

Hi and please help.  My daughter was in an antique store and said she saw two recurves, one said Colt Woodsomething and had the Colt prancing pony logo in good shape.  The other bow was a Bear Tigerwood. She said there were no cracks or twisted limbs. I am not really an old bow collector and wonder what these should be worth?  I have already searched and read what I could find here and also on google and e**y.  She said they were $100 each which seems high to me but what do I know?  

[$bowhunter$]

the prices seem high to me too, because i just bout a 1966 ben pearson colt at a moving sale for $10 in perfect shape and came with 12 old wood arrows. antique stores usually jack prices up much higher in order to make a greater profit.

[Killdeer]

Try the history/collectors' forum. I think that Colt made a Woodsman bow, they also had a Woodsman .22 pistol. In good condition, I would pay a hundred for a Woodsman. As I recall, this would be a bow with much the same profile as the Explorer, or BP Colt, Bear Super Kodiak and the like.

The Bear needs a model name, as "tigerwood" merely describes the wood in the riser, which was used in many models from the late fifties through the sixties.

Killdeer

[beyondmyken]

Killdeer, thanks, I thought the Bear model was called the Tigerwood.  It is a plain looking wood(cellphone pic from my daughter).  I will look in the history/collectors forum, had not thought of that.  :rolleyes:

[kevin braun]

could it be a Bear "Tigercat"?

[beyondmyken]

Hmmm, could be a Tigercat,  my daughter could not recall the name exactly.

[bad arrow]

I'd think anything that was old and had the Colt logo on it would not only appeal to archers but Colt gun enthusiasts as well. Maybe not in the same league as a prewar .45 1911 but....Phil

[chanumpa]

Killdeer is correct.They made a few recurves that were very good bows.I have a friend whom owns a 58" one that is in mint condition that is his ol favorite lil sweetie.I think it even has Brazillian rosewood in the riser.They are collectable,as are all Colt dicontinued or not made any more products.They will have the rearing up stallion on them.Condition is what is paramount.If they are in sweet or even good condition,and are truelly straight in my opinion they are worth it.They were very nice bows.Have her show you them strung up ,looking down the string from tip to tip.Antique store and alott of estate sellers will say they are straight,and they just dont really know.They see a really classic bow with nice wood and a good finish and thats what they are selling.If you can inspect the bow in this way and they are truely straight ,I have seen and been involved in bidding wars online for these bows.Way collectable.