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Norm Richards Archery
Los Angeles, California
"Fascination" & "Fantasitique"
(1965)

Dickie Roberts TD2
Recurve Takedown Bow (1976)


Staghorn Archery (1960)
 

Sanders "Sportsman"
1960's

Howatt Eldorado recurve bow
(early 1970's)
Each bow had a custom made pearl resin grip and flip rest

Sweeney prototype recurve 1972

Adirondack Dou-Flex Bow, Bow & Arrow, August, 1971
 

Bear (1984)
Custom Kodiak, Kodiak &
Fred Bear Take-Down Longbow

Killian Recurve

Bear Archery "Grizzly" (1951)

Fasco Archery
San Diego. California (1960)
 

Bear (1984)
Saunders Cutaway Clearance Sight Windows 1960's

The take down hunting bows, Archery World, July 1972


Stotler Archery
(1993)
 

Bear Archery (1960) original ad

Early Howatt bows made in approximately 1938.
Arrows are rare spiral footed design


Checkmate Take-down Recurve
 

Wing Archery (1972)
1-Presentation II
2-White Wing
3-Swift Wing

The take down hunting bows, Archery World, July 1972

Wing Archery (1969) 1-Presentation II, 2-Presentation I, 3-White Wing, 4-Swift Wing, 5-Silver Wing, 6-Thunderbird, 7-Chaparral, 8-Red Wing Hunter, 9-Gull, 10-Falcon, 11- Nighthawk

Bear Kodiak (1962) 60"
 

Jim Easton on the cover of Archery Magazine (1977)
Sherri Schrull shown shooting a Shakespeare Golden Eagle Bow
For information and subcribtion to Archery Magazine
www.nfaa-archery.org

Bear Archery "76er" (1976)
One of the largest selling bows.
Sold in many stores for $24.95
Magnesium riser with solid fiberglass limbs


Wing Archery (1967)
"Presentation 1"
 

York Archery (1964)
"Constellation"


Ben Pearson Take Down Bows
Marauder TD (1973)
Competitor TD (1970)

Robin Hood Archery (1976)
 

Bear Archery (1982)
Bear "Special Limited Numbered Edition" Take Down
Autographed by Fred Bear (1980)
Includes 22 karat gold plated limb mounts, clear glass and custom display box.The limbs are Yew wood with clear glass. The Yew for these bows was cut and seasoned by Earl Ulrich, at age 91. Earl selected Yew for bows all his life in the high mountains of Oregon The riser is made of Brazilian Rosewood with decorative fiberglas tips.

Filippo Donadoni recurve bow

Bear Polar (1962) 66"

 

Hit "Black Ace" recurve 72"

Apollo "Martin" Bow (1950's)
Aluminum takedown
Made by Accles & Pollock Ltd. Oldsury, Birmingham, England
Photo and information provided by Stan Siatkowski


 

Bear Grizzly (1962) 60"


Wing Archery "Slim Line" (1971)

Ben Pearson Archery (1959)
 


Wing Slim Line, Bow & Arrow, August 1971


Howatt Archery (1960) original ad
 

Dynacurve Bow, Bow Hunter’s Annual, #10, 1985

Groves Archery (1965)

Takedown Bows (1972)

 

Bill Stewart Archery (1993)


Convert Recurves, Archery World, November 1976

Browning Folding Bow
(photos by Tom Lemme, Lemme's Archery)
 

Hunting Bows, Bow & Arrow, October 1973

Slotted Recurve Bow, Archery World, February 1983

Bear Archery (1982)
"Formula Gold"

Wing Archery (1967)
"Presentation 2"
 


Bear Cub (1962) 60"

Browning Folding Bow
(photos by Tom Lemme, Lemme's Archery)

Sabo SSR recurve bow (1969-70) shows earliest versions of "V" launch arrow rest. The Sabo rest was made in several versions. Some finger shooters drilled the side sight window plate and installed Hoyt adjustable side rest.
(Photo is from a 1970 Sabo ad)
 

Marauder td, Archery World, May 1973, Ben’s best insert

Yamaha Archery (1987)
EX Two-Toned Handle and Ceramics Carbon limbs

Shakespeare Archery (1972)

 

Wing Archery (1962)
"Accra-lizer" with Accra-rest


Ben Pearson Archery (1969)
BP-H52, Pinto and Javelina

Limb repair instructions (Yamaha 1987)
 

Earl Hoyt and Ann Weber Hoyt in Vegas 1978

Indian bow, Bow & Arrow, March/April 1969

Yamaha Archery (1987)

Saunders Cutaway Clearance Sight Windows 1960's
 


Sky Archery (take-down) (1993)
Earl Hoyt

Custom Mini-Recurve
(made at Howatt Arhery) (1980's)

 


Takedown Bows (1972)

Black Widow (silver anniversary)
Model M-A Takedown (1983)
Made with solid brass limb and handle
inserts and bushings, clear glass.

Structure of an early composite bow
 

Dynacurve Bow, Bow Hunter’s Annual, #10, 1985

Bear Archery (1973)
Victor Super Kokiak
Victor Super Magnum "48"


Fred Bear, Katie Smith and Terry Martin
at the Anderson Bowhunter Clinic
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Glas-Lite takedown recurve (1969)
"Bushwacker"
Mfg by Plas/Steel Products
aluminum riser with glass limbs


Bear Kodiak Special (1962)
63", 66" & 69"
 


Ben Pearson Archery (1973)
"Centurion" 64" (shown with Martin Posi-Flip arrow rest)


 

Hoyt Archery (1962)

Sabo Archery "SSR" (1969) original ad
Featured shoot thru design with one of the first "V" launch rests made of copper, steel and plastic.


Stemmler Archery (1072)
Turk, Tartar, Arabian and Hawk bows
 


OK Sportbogen (1980)
made in Germany

Bear Kodiak Magnum (1962) 52"

Indian Archery (1968)
Stalker and Cheyenne
 


Bear Archery (1973)
Bear 76er Deluxe
Bear 76er Custom



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