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Lee Harvey Oswald Bow

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:500.00 USD
Lee Harvey Oswald Bow
A chilling artifact owned by Lee Harvey Oswald, purchased by him as a child of 16. Wooden bow and leather arm guard used in bow and arrow shooting, which is cited by Oswald's mother during her Warren Commission testimony, excerpted here: ''While Lee was working for Tujague & Co. he started to have a bank account, and it was in a Homestead. I do not know the name, but it was on Canal Street, 900 or 100 block of Canal Street, because it was even with Exchange Place. And he started to save his money...January, 1956--Lee took his money out of the Homestead, which was approximately $150, or something like that. And Lee Harvey Oswald bought an electric football machine cost approximately $10. He bought a bow and arrow set --maybe about $6 or $7. And he bought a gun.” Accompanied by a signed statement by Oswald's brother Robert: “...Lee and my mother moved back to New Orleans from New York City in January 1954 when Lee was 14. It was while he was living in New Orleans that Lee bought a bow and arrow set. When I was discharged from the U.S. Marine Corps in July 1955, I settled in Fort Worth, Texas. In the Summer of 1956, Mother and Lee moved from New Orleans to Ft. Worth where we shared an apartment. I now transfer ownership of the arm guard and bow from the bow and arrow set bought by and belonging to Lee...'' Bow measures 68'' in length and pulls 36 pounds at a draw length of 28''. Carved into the bow on the opposite side of the belly are 68” 36 and 28”. String is not present. Shows wear, especially at the taped belly of the bow. The 5” by 6.25” leather arm guard was worn by Oswald on his forearm to prevent the stroke of the bowstring doing damage. The tying strings are not present.
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