Herters recurve question

[Stringpuller#1]

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Picked this up locally for 80 bucks, it's in really good condition. Does anyone recognize the model and if so can you tell me what wood it's made from?
I have some aluminum arrows being made for it as we speak (big thanks Bwanna Archery in MN), took some practice shots at the archery shop and I think it will work out nicely. I'm determined to become one with this thing and not use my compound at all in 2016, thanks for any and all help

[huronhunter]

Looks like a Ben Peirson ?

[30coupe]

Looks like a Herter's Model Perfection from the '60s. I had one, my eldest son has it now. Mine was a 1973 model and was a single color of wood, bubinga I believe, and the glass was green both belly and back. Mine was a 56", but I had another that was a lot shorter, I think 48".

The 56" is a good shooter. The short one was a finger pinching son of a gun, so someone else owns it now.

I think they called all the recurves with this style riser Model Perfection and made them in a variety of lengths.

I paid $37 for mine in 1973 at the Herter's store in Waseca, MN...brand new!

[Stringpuller#1]

Thanks 30coupe.....

[Bryan Korte]

Just judging from my Herters, this bow looks like a bow built 4th month 1962 and it was bow #54 of that model. Usually they put the length of the bow at the front of the serial # too, but this bow looks like its older and they may have not done that yet. So not sure what the 1 may stand for.

[30coupe]

Brian,

I wonder if it could be Oct. 4, 1962, bow #54. I don't have a Herter's here to look at anymore though, so I'm just guessing.

I think the laminated riser puts it in the '60s though, so I think you are on the right track. By the time my bow was built, most of them were single wood risers.

[mangonboat]

Definitely a bow  inspected , numbered and finished on October 4, 1962. Those 1961 and 1962 short recurves are unique. I've seen one with 17 laminations in the riser.

[Bryan Korte]

Yep that makes more  sense I would think. Mine were built in the 70s, so I was trying to compare the # difference.

[LostNation_Larry]

Love that mustard glass!

[Stringpuller#1]

Ok so I got a string and some aluminum Easton 2020's for it, I measured the brace height and it is 10 1/4" That seems like a very high number, my other recurves I've had were around 7 and a half. What made me think about it is when you draw the bow it sure seems like more than 50lbs of weight I'm pulling against, any thoughts?

[Stringpuller#1]

String was too short, ordered a 57" one, dacron flemish twist