Today I look at Bob's website and dream could I afford a new bow. There is no doubt in my mind. If I had the funds available I could still own one of the finest bows ever made.

Suffice to say I happen to own a couple RWH's from the early years. MR,(Capital Letters) Lee has for some reason done us all a favor for the last 60 and maybe 70 years. He held his business together and passed it on to His Family.

Mr. Lee, from the bottom of my heart, Thank you very much.

Mr. Rich Lopez has an excellent interview with Mr. Bob Lee on his website that I think you all ought to ponder.

Two thumbs up for another old timer that happens to be one of the best reasons we're here.

A new Bob Lee bow is on my bucket lust. Doubt I'll ever own one, though.

I still own and shoot a lighter( for me) Swift Wing recurve..It's 68" NTN and fast and smooth.. Back when Lee was in Houston pre AMF days..Jim

and another view..Jim

and another..Jim

I've owned three red wing hunters over the years and one gull wing, they were all great bows, I sold two of the hunters and gave the gull and a hunter away to a couple guys starting out, if they would have been more the weight I was shooting I'd still have all of them. They are some fine shooting bows.

Beautiful Swift Wing, Jim.

two PIIs and a RWH here. Also a BL Signature I ordered back in the 90s

Carl

Two PII's, one long and one short handle (Phenolic/Rosewood), T-Bird 62", Chapparel and Competition II slide loc take down.

Really love the old Wings and feel they shoot great --at least for me.

Wingman

i still own a PII,3 thinderbirds and 2 red wing hunters.All sooot great.

I need spell check.

I have a White Wing that I found at a antique store a few years ago. Pd. about $45.00 for it if I remember correctly. It's 66" and 50#. Ser. #W715. Anyone have an idea when it was made?

Here's a few pictures of a beauty that just arrived yesterday. 62" 70# Swift Wing from the mid 60's. Excellent condition...all it was was dirty.

As soon as I saw the listing and draw weight I immediately thought of direwolf (he really likes bows that fight back!! LOL.)

I also thought of him as I knew he had an older Swift Wing.

This is a bow that's been on my bucket list for a while.

Just the facts, ma'am..

Look at the tips and laminations on this workhorse...built strong where the strain comes, as should be the archer pulling it back!!

That's a great one you have there Pdiddly. I like just about all of the Wing bows and would love to find a nice pre AMF RW Hunter for a decent price.

hey Pdiddly if I would of had one in that weight, it would never have gotten away, real nice bow there.

That Wing is from the early 60's.

Pdiddly, that's beaut for sure. It would shorten my draw length from 29" down to about 19.

Here's my Red Wing Hunter. I have an couple Head era as well. Great bows.

I've been blessed with 30+ different models over the years. This one I acquired from bd which he shot for some time after refinishing it.

He told me when he sent it to me that his wife was looking out the window as he was shooting it for the last time, "that bow is fast". Since then Don and his wife have been on my favorite list.

I actually traded it maybe 5 years back and saw it posted for sale and brought it back again.

Hopefully this is one of the bows that the kids will fling an arrow into the sky with when my time comes.

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One more time and time for me to change from PB to a different venue. Anyone with any recommendations for a site to store photos please chime in.

I've owned a bunch of Wing bows during the past 45 years. They were my "go to" bow for many years. Back in 1974 I bought a new Vantage Pro that I thought was the best thing going. In a weak moment I sold it to a friend. I've been looking for a nice one for a long time and hit pay dirt today.

I was lucky enough to buy this Vantage Pro from Kelly Peterson (Kelly on here) at the Wisconsin Traditional Association weekend in Madison, Wi.

What a beautiful bow! Thanks Kelly!

Bernie

PII gotta be one of the top 10 bows produced.

Thanks for the lefty Mike.

Lookin' Good Brett,,glad she's workin' out for you.

Pdiddly, now that you've posted photos, I am going to be looking even harder for one of those!

Nice looking bows everyone. I'm glad you were able to find that Vantage Pro yesterday Dad. You'll enjoy having that on your rack.

I wish that he would start producing the Thunderbolt(thunderbird)again,what a great one piece Bow.

My uncle, who got me into archery, used to say, "Bear bows are for people who can't afford Wing's"

Catalpa you lucky dog. What a beautiful bow. Congrats! Osprey out.

Yup, can't shoot them all so am glad that Vantage Pro went to someone who appreciates great shooting bows. Can't remember how many Wings I've owned, shot and hunted with over these past 50+ years but it is time to let some of my collection of Bear's, Wing, Damon Howatt, etc go. Just can't shoot them all. Enjoy Bernie!

I was lucky enough to buy this '61 Presentation for a very reasonable price. Other than the sticker was long gone, it's just about perfect.

another shot of the riser. The overlays earned it the nickname "outlaw".

Some of the very first Presentations like the one above and one I owned never had Wing stickers/decals.

My favorite is the Chaparal Hell of a bow. VINTAGE King of the heap. Stands head to Head with the Super Kodiak and Howatts Super Diablo.

Thanks for the info Kelly! I just figured it fell off!

Sorry I'm late for class - the bus broke down again! Anyway, here's a little photo-essay comparing 3 older Presentations (none of this I or II stuff). They are in chron order, oldest at the top (Outlaw in the middle - the middle child is always the troublemaker).

The oldest one, P-0250 (thanks again, KH!) is marked 66" and 45#. The Outlaw, P-764 and 69" 33#. The youngest, P-5085 (with riser horns), is 69" and 36#.

Interesting change in limb design over the span of just a few years (1961 - 1964?). Unfurling the limbs on the youngest bow makes it taller, even with the same tip-to-tip measurement.

Speaking of tips - they are all tiny. The Outlaw has the most elaborate tip lams of the three. I use a Bateman stringer for most of my bows, and a Selway (with rubber block) for these and my Groves bows.

Changes to the risers over the years...

And the last photo for now. I'm always interested in learning more about the bows in my collection, and I hope some of you LWers have some knowledge (and catalog pages!) to share (I bid on an auction recently for some old catalogs - I really wanted the Wing catalog and I another bidder wanted the Bear catalog - the set went for more than many of my bows and I lost out).

The very first of the Presentations did not have the belly overlays below the grip like on yours. Also note there is no decal on those early ones.

Kelly, I read a rumor that you own P-001. Can you confirm? Do you know if the serial numbers were consecutive, and if it's possible to establish dates with them?

Used to own that bow.

Yes they were consecutive to a point till they changed the model shape. Mostly able to make guess on year.

Here is a saved pic for ya David.

Hmmmm....

Here's my beloved 1964 White Wing recurve. 69" and 40@29. Such a great target bow. Super smooth to shoot.

I meant 40@28.

I have a pre-Head era RW Hunter with serial number that starts with R7. Does that signify a transitional model?

The tips are not tiny and delicate, but rather squared off with three layer laminations. They appear to be sufficiently durable to withstand a modern low- stretch string. I'm very tempted to order one and see what kind of performance improvements might result, not that it really needs it.

Please do not use any ofvthe non stretch string materials on any old bows.

A RWH with a serial R7 would be extremely rare, I've never seen with that numbering. Could we see a picture of the Wing decal and the serial number?

Here's the logo:

...and the upper tip.

Sure, here's a couple photos of my RW Hunter.

Weird--the posts were not in the order I submitted them...and the photos upside down or sideways. But hopefully the serial number is legible.

George S., did you put a skinny string on your "new" RW Hunter?

One more try for the serial number...

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Here's a couple I had ..love em but I shoot lefty now and finding em in lefty is like trying to get Obama impeached.

Here's an early RWH in 62" lefty..rare bird

Backcountry, yes....a Rhino 10 strand with padded loops. Here's the deal with that. With a dacron string, it shoots 2016 with 145 grain tips..28" arrows..bow is 46# at my 27" draw. With the Rhino string, it shoots 28" 2018, and 29" 2117 best. The Rhino string is definitely quieter and has zero vibration on the shot.

I did work the notches to make sure there weren't any edges, and also sanded the ends of the fiberglass where it contacts the notch area.

I have a Bob Lee Signature from 1993 and a Classic from 2000. One thing I have noticed is that the grip on both of my bows looks remarkably similar to the grips on the older bows shown on this and other threads. Anyone else notice that?

Thanks, George.

I talked to Mr. Lee a couple years about doing a weight reduction and re-inforcing the tips of a Comp II (Wing AMF era) with phenolic overlays. He said, "You put a fast flight string on that and you'll think you died and went to heaven!"

Yup.

Wing bows were my favorites. The P11 was my all time best and most used for over 35 years or so.

Here's a super early Swift Wing that I once had; seems like it had to be a Fifties bow...

Now those are what you call tiny tips!I sent these pictures to JJ at Bob Lee Bows and he got quite revved up; said it probably went back to when Bob was building them in his garage.

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