| From: Buckmark22
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| Date: 22-Apr-24 |
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Hello!
I picked up an antique "Parker" longbow, 64" AMO marked 140 under the grip (back face) setup for off-the-hand shooting with an inlaid brass strike plate face. It is a solid piece of wood with no laminations on the limbs or at the inside face of the handrest. I Strung it up with a fresh string of appropriate length and it measures 50# @ 28" with a brace height of 7.5"
Thank you!
Damian
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| From: fdp
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| Date: 22-Apr-24 |
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Nice looking bow but if it is an all wood bow I would be getting the brace height down. Depending on where you are measuring from that's too high for an all wood bow 64" long in my house.
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| From: Buckmark22
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| Date: 22-Apr-24 |
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Will do! Thank you!
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| From: PEARL DRUMS
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| Date: 22-Apr-24 |
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Solid hickory. It'll take a whipping. 6" brace is a solid starter. Go up a 1/4" at a time until it behaves.
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| From: JBM
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| Date: 22-Apr-24 |
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Great Looking BOW, but my confuse? What is the "140" about? Join the FS and let us see it fling arrows? BLESSED BE
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| From: Don T. Lewis
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| Date: 23-Apr-24 |
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Sweet find. Is that the same company that made the great shotguns?
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| From: Bjrogg
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| Date: 23-Apr-24 |
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Nice find. Seems to be in good shooting condition.
I wonder if it had some type of arrow shelf wrapped, or taped on where the handle wrap is a different color?
Bjrogg
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| From: Runner
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| Date: 23-Apr-24 |
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Nice old bow. Handle and fades have that nice Jeff Durnell/ Eric Krewson flow to the lines.
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| From: Leathercutter
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| Date: 23-Apr-24 |
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Just guessing but how about January 1940 for the 140 ???
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| From: Leathercutter
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| Date: 23-Apr-24 |
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Just guessing but how about January 1940 for the 140 ???
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| From: Buckmark22
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| Date: 23-Apr-24 |
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I have no ideas on the "140" but I like the Jan. 1940 educated guess! I've not been able to find any history on this bow but I can't wait to get the new slightly long bowstring to drop the brace height a little. I concurred that the brace was set too high with a slightly shorter string at 60.5"... More to follow when she's re-dressed and a nock point is added and arrow have been flung!
-Damian
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| From: PEARL DRUMS
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| Date: 24-Apr-24 |
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More likely the 140 represents a qty.
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| From: fdp
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| Date: 24-Apr-24 |
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"More likely the 140 represents a qty."....that's my thinking as well.
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