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Offline dbb

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old osage bow (more pics)
« on: October 01, 2013, 03:25:55 pm »
I just got hold of an old osage bow marked Ben Pearson. around 70" if you measure the static recuves,no handle or shelf,but remains of it and a arrowpass
Its spilced in the handle with a very narrow deep handle overlay.
I strung it at very low stringheight just to flex it a little...ouch..very heavy.I shoot a 70# longbow with no problems but this is head and shoulders above that.
So anyhow..Do anyone know anything about this maker or bowtype?
Here are a few pics





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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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« Reply #1 on: October 01, 2013, 03:44:37 pm »
I would hold unto that bow like a new born baby. How did you get it, if you don't mind me asking? You do know who Ben Pearson is, right?
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Offline BOWMAN53

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« Reply #2 on: October 01, 2013, 03:52:03 pm »
very cool.
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Offline dbb

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Re: old osage bow
« Reply #3 on: October 01, 2013, 04:24:44 pm »
Quote from: PEARL DRUMS on October 01, 2013, 03:44:37 pm
I would hold unto that bow like a new born baby. How did you get it, if you don't mind me asking? You do know who Ben Pearson is, right?
I found in swedens version of craigslist,a guy that had too many bows and i fell for this one.
And yes i know who Ben Pearson is/was,but i guess i dont really know how important he was...its like what do you know about the Swedish King?  ;D
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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« Reply #4 on: October 01, 2013, 04:39:46 pm »
I hear you dbb! I know nothing about the Swedish King, or even if Sweden has a King!

Ben Pearson was a huge pioneer of archery in the early 1900's up until his death in the 70's. I cant confirm this, its just a suspicion of mine, but I would almost bet that was a "basement bow" he made because he loved bowyery. I would question whether he mass produced these bows. His fortune was made in fiberglass bows and arrow kits for a less than rich folks. If it where my bow? Id leave it alone and proudly display it until I knew more about it. That could very well be a somewhat personal bow of his.
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Offline dbb

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« Reply #5 on: October 01, 2013, 05:28:21 pm »
I have been searching a bit and found some targetbows from the 40ies that looks pretty much like this one and have the same almost carved tips/nocks.
On my bow there is also what looks like a decal like those watertransfer ones from modelplanes when i was a kid with the name Ben Pearson in black and a gold Arrow through it under the laquer
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Offline IdahoMatt

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Re: old osage bow (more pics)
« Reply #6 on: October 01, 2013, 06:18:01 pm »
Man that's a cool old bow.  I love to see the lines.  Something so classy, like an old car. 
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Offline NeolithicMan

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« Reply #7 on: October 01, 2013, 08:36:39 pm »
I would go broke trying to get that from you. very kool to even see online let alone own. killer find
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Offline Ghost308

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Re: old osage bow (more pics)
« Reply #8 on: October 01, 2013, 10:52:00 pm »
You should take that bow and show it off on The Leatherwall they can probably tell you a lot more about Ben Pearson bows.
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« Reply #9 on: October 02, 2013, 10:19:55 am »
Heck of a bow.  :)
No wonder it's heavy....it's osage and it's almost a half inch thick at the end of the limbs.....
I'd love to have a good look at this bow.
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Offline paoliguy

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« Reply #10 on: October 02, 2013, 01:14:24 pm »
I have seen some early Pearson production bows similar to that but never that ornate. I wonder if it might have been a prototype or show model of some sort? What ever it is I think you have a real piece of archery history right there!
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Offline JonW

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« Reply #11 on: October 02, 2013, 07:15:11 pm »
That's a super find! Are those numbers about a half inch below the nocks?
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Offline Hamish

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« Reply #12 on: October 02, 2013, 10:25:34 pm »
Being osage, it probably is still shootable, after some careful retraining, incrementally, slowly increasing the bend.  But it is too nice a piece of history to risk damage.
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« Reply #13 on: October 03, 2013, 07:51:09 am »
Awesome....I love the nock style and string grooved belly side of the curve of that era ....I'm gonna have to do one like that in the near future
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Offline TimPotter

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« Reply #14 on: October 03, 2013, 10:09:05 am »
Super cool. That bow is a classic!!!!
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