Fredrick Yeoman

[JasonJ]

I was looking for some info on a 72" Yeomon Long Bow.  I did not find anything on the 72" bow when I searched all formums. I did see some of the shorter Yeomans.  Anybody got one of these and can you get the year it was made from the serial #?  I have an opportunity to buy this bow.

[Ricker]

A Frederick "Yeoman" is a forward handle fairly highly reflexed bow.  I can't imagine one of them being 72 inches long.  I'd sure be interested in seeing the unstrung profile of it for sure.  They were typically short i.e. 56" to 60".

[Steelhead]

Are you sure its 72 inches and the Yoeman model?

It was sorta a shrew like design bow but had a more mildly reflexed limb compared to a Shrew/griffin or more recently introduced forward style longbows.

Even his more traditioonal longbow did not come in 72 inch lengths.Maybe this is an experimental model you are looking at or a one of kind bow and length possibly.

I had 2 Yoemans and quite a few of the mild R and D longbows that were offered in 60 to 68 I believe.They were called the Squire,Baron and Regeant depending on how fancy they were and built on the same form.

[JasonJ]

This one is straight as a spear when unstrung and measure a full 72".  Looks like a javalin in the Olympics.  On the limbs it has "Legendary Longbows"  "The Yeoman"  46#@28  SN#2992XX

[Orion]

Legendary Longbows is not a Fredrick.