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Author Topic: Mystery Bow?  (Read 323 times)

Offline HOWITZER

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Mystery Bow?
« on: September 13, 2013, 08:33:00 AM »

Does anyone recognize the maker of this bow?  It has zero markings on it.  It’s in pretty good shape except for all the small holes drilled in it for sights and what not.  The grip feels very familiar to me but I just can’t put my finger on the maker.  Any suggestions or guesses?
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Offline HOWITZER

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Re: Mystery Bow?
« Reply #1 on: September 13, 2013, 08:34:00 AM »
"Though I'm closer to wrong
I'm no further from right"

Offline Mudd

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Re: Mystery Bow?
« Reply #2 on: September 13, 2013, 09:07:00 AM »
Not a clue....but I am curious as to how you ended up owning a bow that you don't know.

It just smells like there's a story here and I'd love to hear it.

Thanks for sharing! (and pimping my curiosity)...lol

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Offline HOWITZER

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Re: Mystery Bow?
« Reply #3 on: September 13, 2013, 09:44:00 AM »
It's really not that exciting, it's more or less how I end up with most of my bows.  A friend of a friend knows somebody who has these "old" looking bows and doesn't know what to do with them.  So I say are they wood, and they say yes so I say I'll take a look at them and it usually turns out to be some older beat up long bow or target bow, but not this time!  He actually had two both bows were owned by his father, one was a big horn in great shape and the other was this one.  He did know that his father once told him it was a famous bow maker that sent him the bow 99% finished and he just put the satin clear coat on it, so I think what happend is the bower didn't want to put his name on it because it wasn't completed by him!  So I thought I would throw it out to the tradgang brother hood and see if we can come to a possible conclusion of the maker.
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Offline jjwaldman

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Re: Mystery Bow?
« Reply #4 on: September 13, 2013, 09:48:00 AM »
That grip looks just like the grip on my Damon Howatt...

Offline Lucas K

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Re: Mystery Bow?
« Reply #5 on: September 13, 2013, 10:15:00 PM »
It does have a Howatt sort of look to it, but i don't think it is one.  That is a bear stabilizer though.
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Offline coyote30

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Re: Mystery Bow?
« Reply #6 on: September 13, 2013, 10:23:00 PM »
The grip and the shelf look a lot like my howatt hunter.

Offline Stump73

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Re: Mystery Bow?
« Reply #7 on: September 13, 2013, 10:48:00 PM »
I was thinking Howatt also. Mamba?
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Offline Izzy

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Re: Mystery Bow?
« Reply #8 on: September 14, 2013, 07:33:00 AM »
A Howatt maybe ? It looks kinda like an old Schaefer to me. I saw where someone mentioned the original Shaefs were similar to a Shakespeare Necedah. Im not too familiar with them but its a good place to start looking. By the way, good luck with those moose tags.

Offline Izzy

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Re: Mystery Bow?
« Reply #9 on: September 14, 2013, 07:37:00 AM »

Offline mooshkat

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Re: Mystery Bow?
« Reply #10 on: September 14, 2013, 08:14:00 AM »
i say Howatt also.
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Offline jrbows

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Re: Mystery Bow?
« Reply #11 on: September 14, 2013, 08:07:00 PM »
The cut-out under the shelf looks Shakespeare the top half of the riser looks Shakespeare but the finer points on the bottom of the riser do look Howatt if the tip overlays don't look like wood I'd be suspicious of it being a Howatt and I wouldn't have any idea of the maker if it is a higher end custom.
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Offline Marc B.

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Re: Mystery Bow?
« Reply #12 on: September 14, 2013, 08:11:00 PM »
Bingham from a kit or blank. I have one just like it I did in high school.

Offline SERGIO VENNERI

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Re: Mystery Bow?
« Reply #13 on: September 14, 2013, 09:54:00 PM »
Bingham kit!

Offline beaunaro

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Re: Mystery Bow?
« Reply #14 on: September 14, 2013, 11:33:00 PM »
I was going to guess Shakespeare Neceedah.
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Offline Shawn Leonard

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Re: Mystery Bow?
« Reply #15 on: September 15, 2013, 04:58:00 PM »
I say Bingham kit as well. I owned one and it look almost identical! Shawn
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