The Shimano Archery used Shimano’s first parallelogram design. Frank Berto refers to it as an ‘inexpensive copy of the Campagnolo Gran Sport’. Certainly it has only one sprung pivot and the pulley cage pivots exactly on the axis through the centre of the pulley wheels. However the construction reminds me more of the 1962 Campagnolo Sportman.

I like the use of colour, the massive adjustable outer cable stop and the general glossiness. I am confused by the stop screw that restricts the rotation of the pulley cage (see the photos of the Shimano Archery-W)

This example is the standard version - it has a fairly short hanger plate and 9 tooth pulley wheels.

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1. •Brand: Shimano
   

2. •My category: Shimano - early parallelogram models
   

3. •Country: Japan
   

4. •Date of introduction: 1966
   

5. •Date of this example: 1966? (two letter code LL, 333 on the pulleys)
   

6. •Model no: unknown
   

7. •Weight: 336g including hanger plate but excluding the extravagant ‘protector’ nut
   

8. •Maximum cog: 24 teeth?
   

9. •Total capacity: 22 teeth?
   

10. •Pulley centre to centre: 46mm
    

11. •Index compatibility: friction
    

12. •Chain width: 3/32” and 1/8”?
    

13. •Logic: top normal
    

14. •Pivots: two pivots, front sprung and rear unsprung
    

15. •Material: largely steel with bronze(?) parallelogram plates (they are chromed but not magnetic)
    

16. •My theme: A riot of colour
    

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