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Offline tarponnut

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Herter's bow ID help
« on: May 15, 2015, 02:28:00 PM »
I just acquired a Herter's recurve bow. I can post a photo later but the best way I can describe it is a 1950's style.
I've never seen this model before with a small 1950's style riser and narrow limbs, leather grip,etc. The shelf is unusual,instead of being flat or radiused it comes to a peak in the middle.
Any ideas?
Thanks.
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Offline Bryan Korte

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Re: Herter's bow ID help
« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2015, 09:55:00 PM »
Any serial # ?
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Re: Herter's bow ID help
« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2015, 10:04:00 AM »

Serial #
20559952
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Offline SELFBOW19953

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Re: Herter's bow ID help
« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2015, 10:15:00 AM »
Reportedly, the 3rd, 4th, and 5th numbers give the month and year it was made-in this case May 1959.  I'm not sure how accurate that info is.
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Offline Bryan Korte

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Re: Herter's bow ID help
« Reply #4 on: May 16, 2015, 12:08:00 PM »
That's usually correct what Selfbow said. 05 would stand for the month and 59 for the year. Then the length of the bow is usually the front two #s, but on this case I'm not sure cuz there's only one left. The last #s which in this case 952 is usually the # of that particular bow they had produced for the year. Which that seems kinda high.
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Offline Bryan Korte

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Re: Herter's bow ID help
« Reply #5 on: May 16, 2015, 12:09:00 PM »
What's the AMO length and #s?
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Re: Herter's bow ID help
« Reply #6 on: May 16, 2015, 12:10:00 PM »
Awesome, that's close enough for me. Any idea on which model it is?
Thanks for the help guys!
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Offline Bryan Korte

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Re: Herter's bow ID help
« Reply #7 on: May 16, 2015, 12:25:00 PM »
Nope can't help you much there. I'll leave that for someone else to try and answer. That's older than all the ones I have or had.
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Offline SELFBOW19953

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Re: Herter's bow ID help
« Reply #8 on: May 16, 2015, 01:16:00 PM »
Bryan,

I read that Herters used 2 different serial number systems-in the one, the first 2 numbers were the length, in the other it wasn't.  Guess this one isn't-20" is a pretty short bow!!

James,

You might try looking around for a copy of the 1959 Herter's catalog.  Used to, nearly every home with sportsmen had Herter's catalogs.
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Re: Herter's bow ID help
« Reply #9 on: May 16, 2015, 01:22:00 PM »
Ya that one's a stumper for sure.
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Offline Lucas K

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Re: Herter's bow ID help
« Reply #10 on: May 16, 2015, 06:50:00 PM »
Can't tell you anything you don't already know. I don't think herter's ever used amo lengths.
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Re: Herter's bow ID help
« Reply #11 on: May 17, 2015, 10:03:00 PM »
60", 49#
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Re: Herter's bow ID help
« Reply #12 on: May 17, 2015, 11:23:00 PM »
Nut,  I had one like that a few years back.  I believe it is the Olympic Official Mark II.  It should have Jet-Black farbenglas facing, and a Desert-sand farbenglas backing (probably looks like woven butterscotch glass due to age.  No.1 birdseye maple handle.  Leather covered grip.  Full center shot high window design.  Was $ 22.50 new.

Mine was a nice shooter but believe it was 62 1/2"
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