"old" youth bow question

[whauburger]

Was hoping someone may have some info or recall this bow which seems to not be made/ sold anymore.

It's a youth Martin Silver longbow 54", I may have an opportunity to buy this and stick it away for when my boy is old enough to use it. I was hoping @S&W Fan , @Robin , or @Chicken Shoot or anyone else into the bow game may remember or know something about the bow.

Thanks in advance,

Bill

 

[whauburger]

This bow may even be the silver's predecessor, possibly all hickory.

 

[S&W Fan]

Any chance you could get a photo or two to post? I vaguely remember martin distributing these through retailers like K-mart and Walmart.

 

[whauburger]

Here is a link to the ad on AT. http://www.archerytalk.com/vb/forum.php#/topics/5445363

It looks different than the silver from what I can tell now that I found a bit of info on the silver.

 

[Robin]

Can't help you Whauburger, I know years ago York Archery and Martin made long bows for schools, mostly from lemonwood or ash, but some other woods too. You would think such a mass produced type of bow would be somewhat shoddy but just the opposite, they were very nice long bows in the 20-40 pound range.
Robin

 

[whauburger]

Thanks, I figured some of the bow guys on here might remember it .

 

[S&W Fan]

Here is a link to the ad on AT. http://www.archerytalk.com/vb/forum.php#/topics/5445363

It looks different than the silver from what I can tell now that I found a bit of info on the silver.

It’s sold. Did you buy it? I don’t know if that particular bow the Martin “Silver” but it’s definitely a Martin bow and I doubt that it was made of Hickory. They have a very distinctive shape. One of my first longbows was a Martin Vision.

 

[whauburger]

I did buy it, figured why not. Once the boy gets old enough I'll give it to him...the seller got back to me with some info, he bought 3 new for his grandkids back in the day and the mother didn't want the kids shooting them from what he said so they sat unused. He believes it was called a rebellion at the time. They then started the silver and quill....figure for the bow, string, and 6 arrows it was a decent seal for a "real" youth longbow as opposed to all the "toy" ones I have laying around for the kids now.

 

[S&W Fan]

I did buy it, figured why not. Once the boy gets old enough I'll give it to him...the seller got back to me with some info, he bought 3 new for his grandkids back in the day and the mother didn't want the kids shooting them from what he said so they sat unused. He believes it was called a rebellion at the time. They then started the silver and quill....figure for the bow, string, and 6 arrows it was a decent seal for a "real" youth longbow as opposed to all the "toy" ones I have laying around for the kids now.

I agree. With that price you can’t go wrong. Martin always made a quality product and useed the same quality woods in their youth bow line as they did for their adult line of bows. Your son will love it once you teach him how to shoot it. I taught all three of my kids and wife to shoot longbows and recurves. My youngest daughter (25) and son ( 28) still enjoy shooting their bows. We All , wife included , make the pilgrimage to a rendezvous down in Coudersport PA every year.
It’s called ETAR. Eastern Traditional Archery Rendezvous. People from All over the country attend the 4 day event.

 

[whauburger]

I arrived yesterday. Cool little bow. Seems very good quality and well made. I had to string it and take a few shots with the mini arrows he sent with it. Was entertaining, very accurate and just made me laugh if nothing else.....I'll have to try and look into that rendezvous, I've always wanted to attend something like that.

 

[S&W Fan]

E.T.A.R – Eastern Traditional Archery Rendezvous – PA Wilds Archery Festivals

This is another good one to attend
Archery Festivals | Ski Sawmill Family Resort

 

[whauburger]

Looks awesome, I will have to try and get to one of them next year.

 

[Bushmaster]

Pretty cool, I remember the old bows in school. I have a old wood bow but it's 61in long. No idea what it is.

 

[Chicken Shoot]

Been busy as hell here. I see you picked up a bow. I can't see the add to help with info but I can tell you that Martin made some really good bows. Unfortunately, Martin is no more so now you have a bow from one of the most well known names in archery and it will appreciate in value soon.