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Offline TRAP

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Re: What's your prized piece?? Your coolest piece??
« Reply #20 on: January 25, 2016, 09:40:00 AM »

 
 

Can I pick my favorite 3?  

Ive had some pretty cool bows but my favorite collectibles are:

Top: Ben Pearson arrow with 6X7 Barbed Ben Pearson Broadhead
Middle: 1960 Northwoods Quiver with Hood
Bottom: St. Charles quiver owned by the late Sterling Harrell and signed by Glenn
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Re: What's your prized piece?? Your coolest piece??
« Reply #21 on: January 25, 2016, 05:50:00 PM »
TRAP that is pretty cool.
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Re: What's your prized piece?? Your coolest piece??
« Reply #22 on: January 25, 2016, 09:19:00 PM »
I'm a quiver fanatic. I love the old NFAA patch that adorns Sterling's quiver.
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Re: What's your prized piece?? Your coolest piece??
« Reply #23 on: January 30, 2016, 09:05:00 PM »
Very cool stuff here.  I used to own a butcher block 1959 Grizzly that very well could take the cake for me.

I think the coolest bow I own is this 1967 62" Wing Thunderbird that I have learned is likely a prototype futurewood bow built right before Bob sold Wing.  This bow absolutely smokes arrows.  Nothing classic I have owned compares.  I am going to have it refinished a bit and hunt it.


   


Most guys would thing this should be my prize.  I am the second owner of this bow.  I bought it locally here.  It's really a dream bow for sure.  I have an original stabilizer and the catalog the original owner got when he bought it.  He bought it in 1970 though and the catalog is a '70

   
 
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Re: What's your prized piece?? Your coolest piece??
« Reply #24 on: January 30, 2016, 09:07:00 PM »
Mangonboat - that BP is very cool.  It looks like a shooter for sure!

Hopefully some other guys will post soon and they are just trying to determine the coolest of the cool bows they own!
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Re: What's your prized piece?? Your coolest piece??
« Reply #25 on: January 30, 2016, 11:03:00 PM »
an osage selfbow with slight flipping of tips made by Joe Mattingly and given to me as a gift just before he passed.  RIP Joe.

 
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Re: What's your prized piece?? Your coolest piece??
« Reply #26 on: January 31, 2016, 11:53:00 AM »
Colin, bow porn is bad enough, but LEFTY bow porn! You're killing me!  Those two are as good as it gets.

When Head Ski took over, did they run production on a 62" Futurewood T-bird? I've never seen one.
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Re: What's your prized piece?? Your coolest piece??
« Reply #27 on: January 31, 2016, 12:05:00 PM »
Ron,
That selfbow is priceless.  It too would be my prized possession.

Mark,
This thread talks about the Thunderbird I own.  It's not in the best shape, but man it shoots and Kelly described it as likely a prototype and "one rare bird"

My goal is to hunt that bow this fall

 http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=14;t=006935
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Re: What's your prized piece?? Your coolest piece??
« Reply #28 on: February 05, 2016, 12:15:00 AM »
Here are some of my bows that are readily available for pics.  I have been collecting for awhile, I have 35-40 bows.  I have been cherry picking them, many were never shot pieces, not anymore!  I really like bear Tijumins,  Wing archery, pearsons, hell I like em all! I really like target bows.  Hope you enjoy
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Re: What's your prized piece?? Your coolest piece??
« Reply #29 on: April 20, 2016, 08:48:00 PM »
Singed by Fred, Charlie, and Frank...

   
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Re: What's your prized piece?? Your coolest piece??
« Reply #30 on: March 01, 2017, 09:50:00 PM »
I have 2 of Bob Swinehart's elephant broadheads. He was the first guy to kill Africa's Big 5 with a bow ( Howard Hill didn't get a rhino) It doesn't get much cooler than that for me!

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Re: What's your prized piece?? Your coolest piece??
« Reply #31 on: March 02, 2017, 06:21:00 PM »
That's pretty cool, do you have a pic of the Broadheads?
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Re: What's your prized piece?? Your coolest piece??
« Reply #32 on: March 02, 2017, 07:30:00 PM »
I can't post a pic on here from my phone. I can email or text a pic to someone if they could post it here. I made a display with one of the elephant heads, a dead head and a Hill head. Swinehart used all 3 on the big 5. Lion,leopard and buff with a deadhead. Rhino with a Hill head.

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Re: What's your prized piece?? Your coolest piece??
« Reply #33 on: March 02, 2017, 07:49:00 PM »
My favorite is my 67-1/2 super kodiak. Such a pretty bow and a real nice shooter too.

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Re: What's your prized piece?? Your coolest piece??
« Reply #34 on: March 13, 2017, 10:11:00 AM »
Jack Howard Supreme Target bow... only two known to exist.
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Re: What's your prized piece?? Your coolest piece??
« Reply #35 on: March 13, 2017, 11:42:00 AM »
I have a 10" Detroit Archers patch I like a lot. Only one that I know of  in existence is owned by Johnny Razorhead. Just an odd item. Actually got it on here from a very generous trad gang member.    

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Re: What's your prized piece?? Your coolest piece??
« Reply #36 on: March 13, 2017, 12:32:00 PM »
Mine are my 56 & 60 Kodiak Specials.  I like how the Silver turns to pea soup green.   Both shoot well.

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Re: What's your prized piece?? Your coolest piece??
« Reply #37 on: April 03, 2017, 09:02:00 PM »
My most prized was my mint '58 Kodiak until I picked up a '59 Kodiak last week.

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Re: What's your prized piece?? Your coolest piece??
« Reply #38 on: April 07, 2017, 12:20:00 AM »
Without a doubt, my '69 HC300 Tamerlane.

 

 

 
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Re: What's your prized piece?? Your coolest piece??
« Reply #39 on: May 06, 2017, 04:10:00 PM »
Mine is a not so cool 67' Kodiak Hunter, just a nice old bow. I have a Polar and an Alaskan also. Some of you guys have great collections.........   :notworthy:
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