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Author Topic: Did Black Widow make Longbows of old?  (Read 207 times)

Offline Bud B.

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Did Black Widow make Longbows of old?
« on: September 23, 2011, 10:56:00 PM »
I picked up a longbow today at an antique festival for a Jackson. The tips are in good shape but the horn part is missing. This is one of those bows with the grooved horn tips put over the pointed wood. It appears to be Osage.

The grip wrap has me wondering if Black Widow made it. Not sure but there is a distinct spider web pattern in the leather.

There are no markings on the bow. It looks to be about 62" and might pull in the 30lb range. The back is flat and the belly a rounded D shape like the English longbows. Definite string follow.

Anyone know?

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Re: Did Black Widow make Longbows of old?
« Reply #1 on: September 23, 2011, 11:16:00 PM »
You may have something there. The Wilson brothers began by making self bows. I will be VERY interested to see what you have unearthed. Could be BIG. Post this in the History/Collecting forum with some more pics.
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Re: Did Black Widow make Longbows of old?
« Reply #2 on: September 24, 2011, 05:46:00 AM »
Has peeked my interest also.

Hope you are able to obtain some reliable feedback.
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Re: Did Black Widow make Longbows of old?
« Reply #3 on: September 24, 2011, 06:09:00 AM »
Thanks.

Posted over there.
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Re: Did Black Widow make Longbows of old?
« Reply #4 on: September 24, 2011, 07:58:00 AM »
Email Rabob, he can answer any question you have about a Black Widow.
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Re: Did Black Widow make Longbows of old?
« Reply #5 on: September 25, 2011, 07:06:00 AM »
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Re: Did Black Widow make Longbows of old?
« Reply #6 on: September 25, 2011, 07:57:00 AM »
Very cool old bow.
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Re: Did Black Widow make Longbows of old?
« Reply #7 on: September 25, 2011, 08:28:00 AM »
Im pretty sure Black widow started in the late 50's.

Your bow may be older than that.
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Re: Did Black Widow make Longbows of old?
« Reply #8 on: September 25, 2011, 08:42:00 AM »
Osage of that age would be almost black, may be lemmon wood.
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Re: Did Black Widow make Longbows of old?
« Reply #9 on: September 25, 2011, 04:00:00 PM »
I thought they started around 25 years ago.I do  I was watching an old tuning video from  them and they mentioned they just had a proto type longbow onthe rack because they were going to start production.
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Re: Did Black Widow make Longbows of old?
« Reply #10 on: September 25, 2011, 06:29:00 PM »
Interesting find.

BTW, for what it is worth, according to the logo here beside me, Black Widow was established in 1957.
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Re: Did Black Widow make Longbows of old?
« Reply #11 on: September 25, 2011, 09:19:00 PM »
BW started in 1957. I do not believe they made a LB, but I can't say for sure they didn't.
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Re: Did Black Widow make Longbows of old?
« Reply #12 on: September 26, 2011, 10:04:00 AM »
The Wilson brothers were making self bows since the early '40's maybe as early as '39.

Wilson Brothers Manufacturing Co. founded 1946.

Wilson Brothers Black Widow founded 1957.

They were making bows pre-'57 gang.
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