I was given a bow today

[Stone Knife]

A real good friend's father died a couple weeks ago so my friend told me he had a bow for me. It's an Indian Archery Mohawk 52" 45@ 28" It looks like a good quality bow and shoots nice, i know nothing about them can anyone shed some light? It also came with a cool quiver with arrows and bow case.

   

   

   

[Ian johnson]

cant tell ya anything, but I like the case and quiver

[Stone Knife]

Yes i like it too, It's made of leather, by a local guy he does nice work.

[JEFF B]

hey thats awesome i love the quiver.  

[mcgroundstalker]

I would think that this bow will have a special meaning ... Because it came from a good friend with his dads passing ... Your friend knows how much you love traditional archery and that this bow will be used in memory of his father ...

God Bless

... mike ...

[bayoulongbowman]

I use to have old magazines with their ads!!!!!!!!!!!  

[W.Tim]

neat Gift, neat quiver also

[Izzy]

Nice leather and the bow looks mint.

[Roadkill]

I missed an awful lot of deer with an Indian in the 60's.  Very nice bows.  I have one in pieces-it was in the attic while I was in RVN and delaminated-haven't the heart to throw it out.  I think the quality was equal to Pearson and Bear.  Yours looks new and I would not hesitate to shoot it a lot as they are really nice shooters/

[Deadsmple]

Nice Bow. I have an Indian Archery recurve also. It's not as nice looking as yours but it is a pretty good shooter. Mine is 35#@28" and has green glass. There is a medallion on the lower limb that says "Indian Archery Evansville, Ind." so I guess that's where they were manufactured. Have fun with your new bow. I'm gonna keep an eye on this thread. Maybe someone here can shed a little light on the history of these bows.
 
 

[Dave Bulla]

Very nice looking bow and quiver.  I'm not sure exactly when Indian Archery went out of business but just by looking at your bow I'm guessing that it is from the later years.  Probably well into the '70s. That "IA" logo is something I don't remember seeing on the older bows.

[Stone Knife]

Thanks, the bow is mint i can't belive it's in as good of shape as it is for an older bow.

[vermonster13]

Indian Archery started in 1927, they are now Escalade Sports and make youth equipment. Here is a history for you.

    *  1927 Indian Archery and Toy Co. - Institutional and recreational archery, badminton, water skis, surf boards, dart games and darts
    * 1966 Indian Archery and Toy Co. changed its name to Indian Industries
    * 1966 purchased Kunkel Industries – Hand-pulled golf carts
    * 1972 Williams Mfg. and Martin Yale Industries merge and acquire Indian Industries (Williams Mfg. - Footwear/ Martin Yale Industries - office and graphic-art products, toys and leisure products)
    * 1973 acquired Harvard Table Tennis - Table Tennis tables and accessories and Ping-Pong
    * 1973 Escalade, Inc. acquires Indian Industries
    * 1980 acquired Crown Recreation (changes name to Harvard Sports)
    * 1982 acquired MegaSports assets which includes licensed Spalding sport and yard games - basketball, volleyball, badminton, croquet, bocce and soccer products
    * 1985 formed Xi Archery - Bows and accessories
    * 1996 name changed to Escalade Sports
    * 1999 acquires Goalrilla and Goaliath Basketball from Zue Corp. - Premium quality, in-ground basketball systems
    * 2000 licensed PSE Archery Products - Hunting archery bows
    * 2000 acquires Lifetime Products Table Tennis Division - Table Tennis tables and accessories
    * 2001 acquires Accudart - Dart products including darts, dartboards, cabinets and accessories
    * 2001 acquires U.S. Weight - Free weights and benches
    * 2002 acquires The Step - Aerobic step products
    * 2002 acquires Steve Mizerak premium billiard line
    * 2002 acquires Willie Mosconi, name and likeness for a Mosconi line of premium billiard products
    * 2003 acquires Bear Archery, Inc. - Full line of Archery Equipment

    *  Headquartered in Evansville, IN – 428,000 Sq. Ft. Manufacturing and Distribution
    * Distribution/Warehouse in San Diego, CA – 50,000 Sq. Ft. Distribution Center
    * Manufacturing Operations in Rosarita, Mexico – 130,000 Sq. Ft. Production Facility
    * Source Suppliers in Asia – Multiple Manufacturing and Production Operations
    * Sales Offices and Overseas Distribution - Swansea UK

[vermonster13]

They have since sold Bear to Primos.

[Crooked Stic]

Hey Ver interesting stuff. Got an old Indian myself.

[Earl E. Nov...mber]

Neat quiver... Indian Archery made some fair to middlin bows, but I never felt they where on par with Ben Pearson, but then I never thought Ben Pearson was on par  with Bear either.. (kinda like Winchester, Remington and Savage in the 50's)
Having a family heirloom passed down such as this makes it should make it pretty much priceless to you..
Things like this I like to get a letter from your friend with a brief history of the bow, his fathers name, maybe a couple pictures, might add a bit about yourself and just tuck it inside the quiver and forget about it.
Down the road some other friend will find all of that totally priceless.

[Stone Knife]

Ken,
I believe the quiver and case were a gift, inside the flap reads to a very good friend from >>----Z---->
  That tells me it was made by a man named Dick Zawacky he is very good at leather crafting. I have had him make some items for me in the past. Any how that pretty much documents it for me and my kids know the story I'll pass it to them.

[Bow50]

Vermonster, we need to freeze your brain when you past to the big hunting grounds, you are a traditional archery encylopedia. LOL.

[vermonster13]

Maybe that's what they were trying to do to me in the hospital.