Unusual Howatt?

[ibehiking]

I have seen an ad locally for a Howatt 3 piece takedown recurve bow that seems very unusual to me. The riser is offset horizontally from the limbs and has a stand alone ivory handled grip that is in-line with the limbs.The limbs seem to have a double recurve like the Bill Stewart Multi-cam limbs. A little research seems to indicate it is a model from the 70s called an Eldorado.

Does anyone have any other knowledge of a bow like this? Any sense of its value/collectibility?

Thanks in advance for any information you can offer.

Jeff

[cacciatore]

Incredible I ain't ever seen something like that.

[KentuckyWolf]

Weird. Cool piece of history, but weird. How do they shoot?

[ibehiking]

Thanks for the quick, and informative, responses. I think I will go look at it tonight. If it is in really good condition I may have to buy it just to have a piece of Howatt history.

[Blackhawk]

Posts and pics like these are great.      

It just makes me realize how little I know.    

[dkard]

I've been looking for one of these myself.

dave

[ishi1archer]

Thats gotta be the strangest bows out there!!Wish I had one!!

[ibehiking]

The person selling one near me is out of town for awhile so I have not had a chance to see the bow in person. I will report back once I've seen it. It will probably be a week or more based on his schedule. The posts here have really gotten me curious to see it and possibly shoot it.

[PAPALAPIN]

Don't let him know what you know.
That will only drive the price up

[Mike Shaw]

Hello Jack ... Good to see ya back!...Mike

[DLM]

Remember going to an indoor target shoot @ York, PA in late 70's / early 80's. Frank Pearson was shooting 1 with a release.  He won that day. This was before he became well known in the compound world.  Goerge Slinzer was shooting 1 also. He could use it there but not @ NAA shoots even though he had been a NAA champion. As stated above, NAA ruled it illegal when he went there with it.
Liked the good old days of target shooting!

Would like to find an original sight & stabilizer for mine.

Dennis

[DLM]

Need to correct above post. Shoot I mentioned was @ Valley Forge Military Academy. S/B George not what I spelled.

Hope its not "C.R.S." creeping up on me !

[ibehiking]

Well i went, and bought the bow. It is very unusual looking, with lots of curves and unusual colors. Attractive, but unusual. I put the string on it and shot a few arrows. Very smooth and pretty quick for a 34# bow. The sight picture takes a little getting used to.

I decided that this bow belongs in the hands of a more serious collector than me. I got together with Droptine, and made a plan to give it a "makeover" (it didn't need much) and auction it off for St. Judes. It should be posted this weekend. Go take a look and if it strikes your fancy, help the kids out by making a bid.

Jeff

[reddogge]

Mike,
Great tidbit of history there.