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Offline bubby

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anybody ever see one of these?
« on: June 21, 2011, 08:58:35 pm »
A buddy of mine was doing some work for a guy and found this bow, the ol' boy gave it to him and I was wondering if any of ya have seen one, it seems to be aluminum or magnesium, the tips are a whole 1/4" wide, told him i'd rebuild the handle and make a string for it, just never seen one like this before, Bub



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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: anybody ever see one of these?
« Reply #1 on: June 21, 2011, 09:53:54 pm »
That's wierd looking.  Are the limbs all metal?
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Offline mullet

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Re: anybody ever see one of these?
« Reply #2 on: June 21, 2011, 11:44:46 pm »
I've never seen one like it, gotta do some research now ::). It is probably aircraft aluminum, late 40's, early 50's.
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Offline Eric Krewson

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Re: anybody ever see one of these?
« Reply #3 on: June 22, 2011, 11:16:14 am »
Everything I have read about old aluminum bows indicates they are wall hangers because they are prone to failure if shot. I don't have any first hand experience with them but have read a lot about the ones that crop up occasionally.
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« Reply #4 on: June 22, 2011, 02:24:15 pm »
I would hang it on the wall.  Might be worth something some day, but not if you shave on the limbs
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Re: anybody ever see one of these?
« Reply #5 on: June 22, 2011, 07:57:27 pm »
the only thing wood on it is the handle, my buddy say's he shot it, but I think it's a pretty light draw weight, Bub
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