old ben pearson bow

[bp_madden]

#5818

I found this in an antique shop. The lady doesn’t know anything about it. It’s on consignment selling for $110. I have no idea how to determine the quality, but there aren’t too many dents or scratches and there isn’t any peeling laminate that I can see. I’m new to archery, so, is this worth it in ya’ll’s opinion?

[David Petersen]

#44906

I’m no bow historian but did own Pearson bows back in the ’60s and believe she’s asking too much for an unknown quality. I doubt it cost that much new. I’d try to shoot it and unless you fall deeply in love, offer considerably less. I don’t think the market is there for her asking price. But then maybe a Pearson expert will pop up and prove me wrong.

[bp_madden]

#45135

The bow is apparently on consignment. She said all negotiations go through the current owner and he doesn’t negotiate on his prices.

[Stumpkiller]

#45177

Ben Pearson Soverign Golden Knights are very nice bows. As far as not costing that much new – I’ll buy all your Mercury dimes for 12¢ that you care to sell me.

Sure, old bows could have been through the mill. Caveat emptor. On the other hand, I am currently shooting a 1964+/- Red Wing Hunter twice daily and for the past three years hunted a 1966 Browning Explorer. I like the old bows. For $110 it’s a good risk. If it craps out buy another. You won’t find much new for under $800 that would touch the quality.

As far as I know no one has determined the age limit or number of shots that make the lifetime of a fiberglass laminated bow. They may live 50 years or 150 years. I find a great deal of satisfaction in keeping the old girls shooting.

Look at it this way: in the 1960’s Americans landed on the moon, flew the X-15 rocket plane and built the SR-71 Blackbird, still he fastest jet aircraft ever. What have we accomplished lately?

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