Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => English Warbow => Topic started by: shikari on November 13, 2010, 06:38:32 pm
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I acquired an old english longbow from a person 4 years ago.it is an extremely old bow very well made with horn nocks,the handle is cotton thread wrapped around and what was red velvet which has completely disintegrated.I know I should not have shot it but I did and it shot great and it is 90# @ 28.there are absolutely no markings on it and It is definately not yew nor is it laminated.If any of you long bow guys have any info on old longbows I would appericiate it.
thanks
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Photographs would be helpful.
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As mentioned, pics are vital. If I had to guess, it's probably degame (lemonwood), which was (and is) popular with UK bowmakers. Are you sure it's 90#? Did you measure the draw weight with a good scale? 90# seems heavy, for what is likely a Victorian style target ELB.
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It is actually well over 90#,I will take pictures and get them up today.
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Let me do you a favor, I'll send you my address and the money to cover shipping and you send me that bow. I'll do all the legwork and get back to you. Really. I promise.
Like the rest in here, I'm impatient to see some photos. Some of those old ELB's were downright elegant.
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Thanks for the offer JW but I think I'll keep the bow for now,It is my first and only ELB even though I do not shoot it,The bloody thing is amazing.the only thing I have seen similar to it was from the picks of the pope and young meuseum.I will be putting the picks up later today.
Cheers
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If we're going to do a show and tell, I'll post some pictures of my collection...bows by Buchanan, Aldred, Muir and a rare Thomas Grant bow dated 1770
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Cool, It would be nice to see a picture of a bow. ;)
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Photos would be the way to go with helping you out.....I look forward to seeing the bow.
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Pics??
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I finaly got the internet back on after 5 days and now I do not know how to resize the images to post them here,I could use some help from the comp savvy people here,lol.
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to resize:
try emailing them to yourself- many email programs allow you to resize while doing this,
or open em up in a photo editing program, and look thru the menus for something like resize, or resolution, or properties
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or retake the pix with your camera at a lower setting like .3M
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let's try this again
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Probably lemonwood(digame). There might be some markings under the handle wrap. Some of the older bows were marked there.
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JW do you want this bow?
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Lemme guess...you strung it again to shot it some more and it blew up?
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Nope,Its still in 1 piece,lmao
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It looks like a late victorian osage carriage bow.