I have three bows I would love to have back:
Noble Longbow....flat grain red elm under clear glass....shedua and bubinga riser if I remember right with a slightly dished grip. Would either have writing on it for "shorthair" or "Ron Herman"....cant remember what I had him put on it.
John Strunk, Buffalo Spirit osage longbow with buffalo horn tips, snake skin backing. I won it at Traditional Bowhunters of Maryland banquet one year in mid-90s....no name on bow as it was refinished. Here is pic with nutria I shot during TBM hunt that following year
Joe Mattingly, "DOGLEG", osage selfbow I sold at auction to raise money for his brain cancer fighting fund years ago...it was a great shooter.
I have bought back the only other bow I wanted...was my first recurve as adult...Jeffery Royal Hunter with Red Oak under clear glass and his mountain camo riser. Bought it back and it is staying on rack from now on.
Good luck Lee with finding that first bow....