Nobby
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Don't jump on me; I know the bow is strung the wrong way. I was given it recently as the owner had no room to store it. Short story is, that he was given it, as seen, about 40 years ago when he was a young lad. Knowing nothing about archery, this is the way he played around with it in his back garden for many years and into his teens. I told him how amazed I was that it hadn't become unstrung whilst shooting it. When he first gave it to me I had a go at stringing it properly; with extreme care. I did manage to string it with a fairly new string I had but, it took me all my time to lift it with the stringer. I thought I was dealing with a bow with a draw weight of about 70lb! I'm assuming that being strung the wrong way round for all those years was the reason for its near refusal to adopt the correct position. After I'd set it up I carefully tried it out but didn't dare draw back anywhere near my draw length for fear of it twisting and breaking. It felt like a English warbow.
I'm now wondering if anyone has any idea what we can call it and how old might it be. The only identifying mark is the name M HOWITT pressed into the handle three times forming a triangle. Interesting stabiliser set up with no more room for any other attachments.
I'm now wondering if anyone has any idea what we can call it and how old might it be. The only identifying mark is the name M HOWITT pressed into the handle three times forming a triangle. Interesting stabiliser set up with no more room for any other attachments.