Anybody Remember Adirondack/Rawlings bows?

[Whitetail Addict]

To be honest, I forget the name they were manufactured under. The Adirondack Bat Factory in Dolgeville NY, made recurve bows back in the early seventies.

They've made a lot of stuff besides baseball bats over the years, but I'll always remember staring in awe, at the racks of bows.

I don't know if some of them were as nice as I thought they were at the time my Dad worked there, but they sure looked it to me.

My first "real" bow was made there. Not one of the fancy models, but when I shot it, I felt like Art Young, Saxton Pope and Howard hill, all rolled into one, and I killed my first rabbit with it when I was 9, or 10 years old.

When I got together with my Girlfriend, I gave it to her son, hoping he'd get into archery. He shoots it once in a great while, and likes to tell people the history behind it, but that's about the extent of his interest. The Grandkids are a different story. The first thing they want to do when they get here, is shoot.

Anyway, I was thinking about old times, and I just wondered if any of you remember these bows? I'm thinking some of the more local people may. Thanks.

Bob

[Tajue17]

I got curious and looked around that's all I could find was this place in the link, they don't mention bows but I'm sure they did,,,, imagine finding the old forms somewhere in that basement.

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolge_Company_Factory_Complex

[Whitetail Addict]

That's actually the old Daniel Green building. They manufactured shoes there for years. The bat factory is a mile or so up the road from there.

That's a good point, I never even thought about the old forms still being there somewhere.

Bob

[joe skipp]

Had many hits with their bats...a few over the fence too. Never knew they made bows...very interesting.

[Whitetail Addict]

Joe, I have one of their baseball bats that Reggie Jackson hit 3 home runs with. If I remember right, he hit them all in one game. He wanted more made exactly like it, so he sent it back to the factory.

I don't have any paperwork to prove it, so it isn't worth anything to anybody but me, but It's pretty cool just the same.

I've looked online for information on their bows, but haven't been able to find much. I doubt they were known for their bows to begin with, and who knows how many were made, or where they shipped them.

Bob