does anyone collect these bows

[seabass]

i have a 66" black widow recuve.it is a wilson bros. LH [email protected] was made may 5 1961.black riser with yellow belly and back.serial #4509.it reads handcrafted for archery custom shop by the wilson bros. springfeild missouri.are these collectible?i've tried to trade for other bows or archery related items but no one seems interested.i thought people collected black widows.any comments would be greatly appreciated.thanks,steve

[Blackhawk]

On the Widow website, they have their own discussion board where widow owners discuss hunting, shooting, collecting, etc.  It is easy to register on that forum and you could pose your question there.  Good luck.

[seabass]

i'm already a member on the widow wall.figured it would be the best place to find a collecter.seems theres no intrest in these older bows.thanks for the suggestion though.steve

[Jack Shanks]

seabass,

 That's strange. You would think that the widow wall would be the best place to advertise.

 I'm certain that there are Widow collectors out there that would love to have that bow. I just don't happen to know any.

Raineman picked up a gorgeous vintage widow a couple months ago that he had pictures of on here. Maybe if you posted a couple pictures of yours you could get someone started into collecting.

[NumPls]

seabass -

The most knowledgeable collector of Wilson Bros. bows of which I know lives in Ohio. He posts on the WidowWall under the userid of "widowman". I think that he has a couple of postings on the July classifieds thread there, so you should be able to find his contact information. He may be able to put you in contact with someone who would be interested in your LH bow.

I also collect Wilson Bros. bows, but shoot right-handed, so rarely seek a LH bow. I do have to say that I tried to trade a 57# H-325 for a lighter (50#) one (H-325 or comparable model) thru the classifieds and, much to my surprise, received only one nibble. I have also seen very few postings regarding collecting these vintage bows.

Ray

[d. ward]

you know if you've shot many vintage bows you know you would be hard pressed to find any early model recurve bow that will shoot better then an early Widow.Great shooters and great collecters someone will want a lefthander bd

[seabass]

thanks guys.i'll keep tring.someone out there wants it.i'm not tring to make any money,i just want to get a decent longbow or recurve that i can shoot.a guy at work needed money,so he sold it to me for 100 dollars.i was just tring to help out.thanks again,steve

[seabass]

mr. shanks i tried to send you pics.i do not know if you received them.i have a hard time sending them.i am a computer caveman!i'll figure it out one day.thanks,steve