1970-1979

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Allen compound bow (1975) Allen Compound ad (1974)
Original Allen compound patent Archery World Magazine 
(January 1974)
Bear Archery 1978
"Tamerlane II"
Let off 33-36%
axle to axle 50" and 56"
Bear Archery 1978
Bear Archery (1977)
"Bear Alaskan" 
featured dual needle bearings
and micro click adjustment.
Bingham Archery 
(1975) 
Bonnie Bowman Archery (1975) Browning Archery (1975)
"Buchmaster" 38 1/2" 
magnesium riser
Buckle Bow made by  Gerard J Scholten  of Lon & Bruegel The Netherlands
Oval -shaped buckle spring has widened ends which fit into notches in the riser
and limb base to form a knife edge bearing. Limb synchronizing wheel and crossed cabin system is shown on the bow.
Carroll Compounds
(photos by Tom Lemme, Lemme's Archery)
Cupid Archery (1976) Canada 
There were very few of these bows produced. The company was in business for less than a year.
"The Dukes of Hazzard" (1979)
John Snyder and Tom Wopack 
"Bo and Luke Duke"
Herter's (6 wheel) compound bow Bonnie Bowman "Classic" and "Hunter"
by  Pat Norris (1975)
Jennings 
Arrowstar 1977
Jennings wood riser compounds
(photos by Tom Lemme, Lemme's Archery)
Herter's "Power Magnum" Compound and Emery Loiselle's Experimental Compound (1975)
www.emeryloiselle.com
One limb prototype bow (never produced)
PSE Presidential Citation (1977)
featured custom engraved levers, sights and stabilizers
Browning Compound Bows
Short Browning, Standard and Browning Woodsman
(photos by Tom Lemme, Lemme's Archery)
Rigid Archery diagram (1977)
34" axle to axle  featured tempered 
 anodized aluminum high angle limbs.
Rigid Archery (1977)
Brace height is about 12"
The all aluminum design gave the Rigid
a total mass weight of about 5 pounds.
Spartan Archery Center One Cam Bows (1978)
1-Cruiser (wood riser)
2-Challenger (aluminum riser)
3-Warrior (aluminum riser)
Spartan Center One Cam Bow (1977)
Martin Warthog  and Howatt Super Diablo 
(1976) Riser is made of Shedua and Bubinga.
Jim Sweeney custom bow built 1973
Original design was four wheel version, 
later converted to two wheel version.
Has a swivel grip and early original V steel arrow rest.
This type bow was built in 1970 to 1975 by Sabo, Jim Sweeney and others
in recurve, four wheel and two compounds versions.
Jim Sweeney and Tom Dorigatti made a 4" longer version for finger shooters with Plexiglass custom made grips.
Gail Martin with prototype double limb bow made from a Kam-Act riser with test aluminumsections with roller bearings in track groove.
(never manufactured) 1974
Wing Archery (1976)
Wing compound bows by Ketchum, Impact II, Impact Target and Hunter
Wing Archery (1978) York Archery (1976)
York Coronet Compound
This bow was made of  a one piece strip of fibreglass with the riser molded on the strip.
Indian Archery (1977)
Comanche, Golden Comanche
and Golden Comanche Trophy
The Golden Comanche Trophy featured
adjustable idler wheels for weight adjustment and a plastic molded riser.
(these bows were made with cable for bowstring)
Olympus Archery (1977)
Allen Compound 1972-1974
(photo send by Erv Wagner)
Carroll's Archery (1977)
"B" series