marksman TS4

Rik

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Are we talking the wooden one piece from the 70s? Because that just used ordinary stick on rests, so far as I know...
 

epco45

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Yes 70's bow with circular disc that has knurled nut on opposite side of riser, should it have something attached to the disc?
 

Timid Toad

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Sounds like it's a barebow riser, with an adjustable plate for the centreshot, and should be shot off the shelf. A photo would definitely help!
 

Berny

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should look like this Marksman-TS4-DennArcher-DSCN6204-arrow_pass.jpg
although plastic may have broken off or whole rest with leather plate come off.
I dunno if you can still get round rests like this, but you should be able to cut other shapes down ;-)
(or not worry about shape)
like this TS4-8-(5)-arrow_rest.jpg
 
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FernbankArcher

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That bow is the second version of Marksman's answer to the original Hoyt Gold Medalist (the wood riser one) around 1965 I recall. First version was too close a copy the Hoyt and, as I understood, Earl Hoyt objected and M'n altered their design to differentiate their product. This bow seemed favoured by folks using shorter arrows, the Hoyt by the lanky ones. Definitely NOT a barebow riser, just the early development of the twin rod stabiliser set-up. The adjustable pressure plate was a new gimmick then, pre Berger's button.
 

AJBrady

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I bought my first bow back in 1968, when the top of the line Marksman was the Forest Knight. I bought a TS4 in 1970 and it was a lovely sweet shooting bow with the most comfortable grip of any bow I’ve had since. No adjustable arrow plate on mine, but we all managed well enough without.
 
I bought my first bow back in 1968, when the top of the line Marksman was the Forest Knight. I bought a TS4 in 1970 and it was a lovely sweet shooting bow with the most comfortable grip of any bow I’ve had since. No adjustable arrow plate on mine, but we all managed well enough without.
I had the exact opposite experience with the Olympic TS4. I had a Royal Scot Golden Claymore and stupidly sold it and bought the TS4 and never shot anywhere near as good with it, it always felt soft without any oomph.
 
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