Identifying an old english longbow

[shikari]

I acquired an old english longbow from a person 4 years ago.it is an extremely old bow very well made with horn nocks,the handle is cotton thread wrapped around and what was red velvet which has completely disintegrated.I know I should not have shot it but I did and it shot great and it is 90# @ 28.there are absolutely no markings on it and It is definately not yew nor is it laminated.If any of you long bow guys have any info on old longbows I would appericiate it.
thanks

[Phil Rees]

Photographs would be helpful.

[adb]

As mentioned, pics are vital. If I had to guess, it's probably degame (lemonwood), which was (and is) popular with UK bowmakers. Are you sure it's 90#? Did you measure the draw weight with a good scale? 90# seems heavy, for what is likely a Victorian style target ELB.

[shikari]

It is actually well over 90#,I will take pictures and get them up today.

[JW_Halverson]

Let me do you a favor, I'll send you my address and the money to cover shipping and you send me that bow.   I'll do all the legwork and get back to you.  Really.  I promise. 

Like the rest in here, I'm impatient to see some photos.  Some of those old ELB's were downright elegant. 

[shikari]

Thanks for the offer JW but I think I'll keep the bow for now,It is my first and only ELB even though I do not shoot it,The bloody thing is amazing.the only thing I have seen similar to it was from the picks of the pope and young meuseum.I will be putting the picks up later today.
Cheers

[Phil Rees]

If we're going to do a show and tell, I'll post some pictures of my collection...bows by Buchanan, Aldred, Muir and a rare Thomas Grant bow dated 1770

[mullet]

 Cool, It would be nice to see a picture of a bow.

[Cromm]

Photos would be the way to go with helping you out.....I look forward to seeing the bow.

[adb]

Pics??

[shikari]

I finaly got the internet back on after 5 days and now I do not know how to resize the images to post them here,I could use some help from the comp savvy people here,lol.

[aaron]

to resize:
try emailing them to yourself- many email programs allow you to resize while doing this,
or open em up in a photo editing program, and look thru the menus for something like resize, or resolution, or properties

[aaron]

or retake the pix with your camera at a lower setting like .3M

[shikari]

let's try this again

[Pat B]

Probably lemonwood(digame). There might be some markings under the handle wrap. Some of the older bows were marked there.