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Excalibur bows & history
Excalibur’s recurve-crossbow identity predates its later corporate acquisitions. A dated 2014 acquisition announcement is more precise than retrospective accounts that place the deal in a later year.
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Excalibur’s recurve-crossbow identity predates its later corporate acquisitions. A dated 2014 acquisition announcement is more precise than retrospective accounts that place the deal in a later year.
- Origins
- 1983
- Founder / founding team
- Bill and Kath Troubridge
- Latest documented ownership
- Bowtech / Pure Archery Group lineage; 2022 group sale documented
- Status
- Current manufacturer
Documented milestones
1983
Excalibur was founded by Bill and Kath Troubridge.
January 2014
Bowtech announced the Excalibur acquisition.
2022
Pure Archery Group was sold to JDH Capital.
Model archive
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Sources and research limits
A dated acquisition does not establish unchanged present ownership. Unresolved details remain under research.
- Complete product-generation timeline