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They didn't cite any sources, but it is nice to know that other people agree with my assessment.

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Update - Someone on YouTube left a comment on my video asserting their belief that 873 at the front does indeed mean it was made in 1973. Note - I am never using a webcam to make a video again. Currently I have it down to a 50/50 chance it is one or the other.

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So if I find time later (and the PDF downloads are working) I will browse the PDFs and try to narrow down the year a bit more.

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Unfortunately when I tried to download the PDFs all I get is error messages. The 8 might just be a number representing the bow's position in Ben Pearson's lineup of bows.įortunately (see ) now has a list of old catalogues on the following website in PDF format: The numbers do actually mean something, so by starting off 873, it means it was made in 1973. It is a big number, so maybe that means it was made later - so 1975. There are also some manufacturing numbers on the bow: 87328-427. I need to write something more complicated like:īen Pearson Renegade, Brown Marblewood from either 1973 or 1975.Īnd if anyone asks hows I know, I will have to explain 1974, '76 and '77 all used black marblewood instead of brown. So I cannot say the bow is "Circa 1974", because it is definitely not from 1974. So my bow is clearly from either 1973 or 1975, but definitely not from the other years. So clearly the Ben Pearson Renegade was only made during the 1973 to 1977 period, and that black marblewood versions were made in 1974, 19.

1973, Renegade is listed, but no mention of whether it is black marblewood or brown marblewood.

So I decided maybe I should check the older years. Clearly the changes made in 1978 had some long lasting effects, but the Renegade was not one of the bows brought back.ġ981 to 1985, Ben Pearson focuses on various classic models, but no sign of the Renegade. the Collegian, a bow that had been popular during the 1960s.ġ980, various models of older bows brought back. Indeed, many of Ben Pearson's bows were discontinued that year and replaced with different designs and names.ġ979, Ben Pearson only made 1 bow that year. I still need to check more years.ġ978, no Renegade listed. Maybe people preferred the black marblewood over the brown?īut that doesn't mean my bow is from 1975. So my bow is definitely NOT from 1974 because it is not black marblewood.īen Pearson Renegade 7260 with a Black Marblewood riser.ġ976 it is again made of black marblewood. So I click on 19 to see if the Renegade is listed for those years too.ġ974 says the riser is made of "black marblewood" which is a very different colour from the brown marblewood my bow has. 60 inches, marblewood, everything.īut how will I know that is the correct year for my bow? What if it was made other years?

Hand finished Marblewood handle with pistol grip.

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Black personite glass, hyper kinetic full working limbs.

Having previously guessed that my Ben Pearson Renegade was from the mid 1970s, I clicked on 1975 to get a starting point. If you want to browse the old records go to So I get into the Ben Pearson section of the - archived version of - the website and I am presented with a list of years that have records, ranging from 1938 to 1998.

All the information was garnered from old archery catalogues and magazines. A big long list of bow manufacturers and the dates various bows were made, info about the individual bows, etc. The irony of using an archival website to find copies of a defunct archives website.Ī (when it existed) was all about dating Ben Pearson bows and other brands, namely: Okay so to find the year of my "new" recurve bow, a vintage Ben Pearson Renegade, I needed to do some in-depth research.ĭuring my research I came across people mentioning an older website called, which unfortunately no longer exists as a website so I had to use the Wayback Machine website to look at old archived versions of the website to find the info I needed.