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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: seabass on April 24, 2012, 06:34:27 pm

Title: 1946 flight arrow range box
Post by: seabass on April 24, 2012, 06:34:27 pm

hey guys i have a friend named Peggy.she is in her nineties.she is also a champion flight shooter in the fourties and fifties.she gifted me her field kit and bows.some of the arrows where made by E Bud Pierson who is in the archery hall of fame.she also gifted me seven bows.i thought that some of you would like to take a look.

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Post by: seabass on April 24, 2012, 06:36:08 pm

it will only let me post one at a time.here is another

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Post by: cracker on April 24, 2012, 06:38:24 pm

Hey Seabass you can keep going to midify on you're post and adding then saving you can get more than one pic per post. Great stuff thanks for sharing.Ron

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Post by: seabass on April 24, 2012, 06:46:57 pm

thanks cracker.i am having trouble resizing some of the pics.i'll try and get more.

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Post by: bowtarist on April 24, 2012, 07:05:51 pm

Wow, what luck.  Great tackle, thanks for sharing. dpg

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Post by: ErictheViking on April 24, 2012, 07:25:44 pm

WOW what a gift!  thanks for posting. hopefully we can see some of the bows as well. :)

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Post by: Bevan R. on April 24, 2012, 07:33:02 pm

I have always thought one of those would be cool to take gear in to shoots. Congrats! that is a very generious gift.

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Post by: criveraville on April 24, 2012, 07:49:16 pm

That's a wonderful gift. Let's see the bows.

Cipriano

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Post by: soy on April 24, 2012, 09:08:21 pm

It os great to meet people like that...what history ....great gift cant wait to see it all :)

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Post by: mullet on April 24, 2012, 10:24:09 pm

You are one, lucky fella. Thanks for posting and looking forward to more.

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Post by: Adam on April 24, 2012, 10:37:14 pm

It's very interesting to see what equipment looked like in the 40's.  Cool bit of archery history!

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Post by: seabass on April 24, 2012, 11:39:00 pm

thanks guys.one set of arrows are footed cedar.the other two sets are aluminum.very small diameter.i didn't know they used aluminum arrows in the fourties and fifties.what is cool,E Bud pierson made one set of aluminums.he owned Sultan bow company in cincy Ohio.he invented uni-directional fiberglass for bow backing.he is also in the archery hall of fame and a friend of Fred Bear.he also gifted her one of his bows which i now own.i also got a bow gifted to her by Bill Folberth.he is the guy who had the first patent on the center shot bow and vacuum windshield wipers.i will try to post some bow pics as soon as i can.i am tring to get ready for the classic.leaving friday.

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Post by: Pat B on April 25, 2012, 12:47:49 am

Don't forget to pack this treasure trove of archery historical goodies for "show and tell" at the Classic.  ;)

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Post by: Jimbob on April 25, 2012, 01:57:16 am

Thats Awesome!!

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Post by: Pappy on April 25, 2012, 09:16:33 am

Very cool,nice stuff. :)
   Pappy