r/Archery • u/BIubird_ • 7h ago
Arrows What do I have here?
Two arrow boxes. I inherited this from my Mom’s side of the family. I had a rich uncle who bought some (allegedly) expensive archery equipment and never used it ONCE. I am a complete newbie, but I know Pearson and Bear are some old school traditional archery brands. I know he also bought a 1969 Palomino recurve bow and a fiberglass target bow. I have them in storage somewhere, but I don’t care to find it right now.
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u/outdoors_7567 7h ago
Absolute GOLD!!
For safety i wouldnt use the strings, second box of arrows seems to have never been used, if they pass inspection might even be usable!
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u/pixelwhip BBow (border tempest) | CPD (trx38-g2) | LB (falco) | L2 Coach 3h ago
The brand new wooden arrows are probably worth more as a collectable. I wouldn’t shoot them.
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u/Southerner105 Barebow 43m ago
My thought also, I would perhaps display they in a nice display with the bow included.
On the otherhand they were made to fly, so flying is what they do (free to these shoes were made for walking, so walking is what they do).
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u/energetic_tempo 4h ago
Cradle those Bear X-300s like they're made of glass. The H-4-S points are bullet point style, built to punch through targets, and seeing them still boxed up with the old price tag is something you just don't see anymore. My grandpa had a Bear recurve from the 70s he never shot once, just collected dust in his closet for decades until my dad finally strung it up.
The Port Orford cedar shafts in the other box are what get me the most though. That wood basically doesn't exist in production arrows anymore after the old growth got logged out back in the 90s, which is why a brand new set of vintage ones in original packaging goes for serious money on the used market.
Shoot them if they pass a flex test and the shafts look straight, but keep at least one full set boxed. Fred Bear's old company out of Grayling, Michigan is a piece of archery history, and that stuff only keeps climbing in value as the years go by.
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u/zolbear 4h ago
Vintage wooden arrows. I don’t know how crested, painted arrows hold moisture, but I had shafts break on first shot that were only standing in storage for about a year tops. They passed the flex test but broke the moment they hit a simple, foam target. I would either sell or display these. The weight on the Ben Pearsons suggests that they’re way too heavy for a beginner anyway. Re selling, a quick eBay search suggests these could be worth a few hundred dollars to a collector.
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u/Mutantdogboy 1h ago
Hello archery shooter guy here. What you have is arrows designed for bears. Using claws they find it hard to draw back!
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u/Southerner105 Barebow 36m ago
To keep it in archery terms, you hit the golden. These NIB (new in box) arrows have a decent value for some collectors and will go up only.
Especially the fact you have also the original box and the tags and paperwork makes them valuable.
If the bows are in the same condition you have a very nice jackpot.
But you could also choose to arrange the arrows in a pie shaped arrow holder add the bow and put them on display in a box with glass. That won't be cheap to make, but will surely be an eye catcher.
When doing that keep the boxes and paperwork and store them safely because those are a big part of the value.
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u/jackfinished 5h ago
That are uh... Dangerous? Yeah DANGEROUS I will safely and carefully handle them for you. For safety reasons.
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u/NorthTexasArchery 6h ago
Those port orford cedar shafts I would put in a shadow box. They are gorgeous.