Just received this early 50,s Conolon Missilite bow this evening......Wow! No, it's not gonna break any land speed records but it is in my opinion one of the smoothest bows I've ever shot. The woven glass oozes tradition and the craftsmanship on this old classic is second to none. Here's a few picks. 50lbs and 60".

Very, very petite limb tips.

Very, very petite limb tips.

Grip and shelf.

Still got the original makers label.

After getting aqainted at about 12 yards I let one fly from 25. Not bad for an old 1950's woven glass classic. A tad low but with a little more time behind the string on this old classic I can see that were gonna get along just grand.

Put fast flight on that baby

It won't be fast flight, but it's definitely gonna be a string with a lot fewer strands. I pulled this string off of one my 70lb heavies and I'm thinking it's a 16 strander. Wayyyy to heavy for this old piece.....but it at least allowed me to shoot it:0)

What nolz said. You may be surprised. But you did include the Leatherwall mandatory disclaimer...."It's not going to break any land speed records".

I couldn't tell you how many hands it's passed through over the years but it's definitely been cared for. Unusual for a bow with this many years on it.

Hey i got one of them ; )

I got one too and really dig it!

Solid fiberglass riser.

I’ve heard that this company used to make the fiberglass domes for ICBM (Inter Continental Balistic Missle) then, for some reason, started making bows! HA! Quite a transition! There’s more to the story but can’t remember...

J.

Kinda like Zebco, eh?

Nice Paul!

Jason, when that bow came out, archery was in a huge growing spurt. Companies saw a chance to divest into archery and get more money to the bottom line. A smart move. Conolon was just one of those to get into the fray. That was a time when advancements were popping up every week and competition was also doing the same.

I don't know how many of them were made, but they show up on Ebay on occasion. They are fun and accurate bows and nearly indestructable.

Nice Paul, sometimes it does one good to shoot those old bows. They seem to go along with the times back then, slow and easy.

The fades go out quite a ways shortening the limbs and the tips are reflexed, also the tips are very small, these folks knew what they were doing, some of these modern manufacturers should look at that.

It looks like that bow is almost in the longbow class.

I hate to say I remember those, never had one.

Again, nice bow Paul, enjoy it.

I'm going by the photo's they can distort greatly what you are looking at.

Conolon was owned by a gentleman that worked for the Nazi's in WW2 and invented the fiberglass weave used in V1 rockets as fuel cells When the war was over he came to America and patended his weave which was used for fire fighters air tanks and scuba tanks This man was an outdoorsman and used his weave for fly rods,,and at one point he became interested in archer and started by selling bow lams and eventually making his own bows from the early 50's to the mid 60's

Mountain man, do you know his name?

Well i dont remeber the name,,,,but ive been informed my info i found is false in many ways so we ll all have to re research this subject matter

My bad sorry

How cool! Nice vintage bow and in top shape.

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