The Bowyer's Art: Circa mid to late 1950's.

[George D. Stout]

What we have here, is a gorgeous, flat-shooting, Tri-State Jaguar, 60", 52#.

It has woven green glass and beautifully tapered limbs, ending in very nice tip overlays.  It also shoots like a rocket.

The quiver is a GFA style I made with a Thunderhorn quiver and an old Ben Pearson quiver base.

 

 

 

[SCATTERSHOT]

That's a beauty, George. Like the quiver, too.

[hormoan]

Those where and still are really sweet bows. A couple years ago a customer came in wanting to sell a suitcase litterally full of archery stuff. This Tri State Archery double side 3 page catolog of theres was in it. George your thread inspired me to share it with you. The case had other things dated in it from around 1954

   
I'd like the Turk please LH 40-50lbs     :D    
   
   
 


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In 1954 the Jaguar Turk is listed at $79.50  that would have been a pretty good chuck of change in those days.


                    Brent

[George D. Stout]

Nice Brent.  I love those old catalogs.  That "Perma-Glass" is good stuff for sure.  No stress marks or anything ugly.
George

[vermonster13]

Very sweet bow. My only experience was with one that wasn't well cared for, but it shot decent.

[Seeking Trad Deer]

[JC]

Neat bow George...hope you continue to share pics of your collection with us. I really enjoy it when someone shares a fine specimen of our archery past.

Now if we can just convince Tippit and Papalapin to start showing off their collections too...

Brent, for $79.50, I'll take two!    Unique lines on those bows.

[the Ferret]

My vehicle for this time travel was an old Archer’s Bible Handbook from Kittredge Bow Hut 1959-1960 10th Anniversary Edition, from South Pasadena, California (note* Doug Kittredge was a well known bowhunter of the era that ran an archery store and mail order facility.  The ads quoted are the manufactures advertising copy).  Join me now as we travel back in time and read excerpts from the “archers bible”.

“The Jaguar Turk with its ultra smooth jar free action is, pound for pound, one of the fastest shooting bows made … and proven by actual pounds per inch tests to be among the smoothest drawing bows ever designed.  Less than 1½ pound per inch build up in a 50 pound bow!” (Note: the jaguar Turk listed for $79.50)

(From "A Walk Down Memory Lane" by yours truly)  

[hormoan]

Heres where the words came from

 

Ok so who has a lefty? I'm with you JC make mine a truck full though!

                   Brent

[vermonster13]

At those prices I'll take one of each.    

[George D. Stout]

This bow is smooth also.  I have not done a force-draw, but it is strikingly smooth from start to finish.  I may actually check the speed on a chronograph at Denton Hill this year.  It seems very quick at 9 gr. per pound.