Abu Lures stamped NZ !!!!! |
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Kelly Boy
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Posted: 28 Dec 2010 at 1:07am |
Here are a few which I recently acquired -
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Most are also stamped "Kilwell" so I guess Kilwell were retailing Abu products. Does anyone have any info to share on the Abu/Kilwell relationship ??
Cheers, Mike.
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Piatu
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Never seen like these.
These Nz or new zealand stamps looks that they might be put later to spoons....is swimming diffrent that original?
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Kelly Boy
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Hi Piatu,
I have not fished them, but I believe they are original Abu Sweden baits which were later stamped, as you thought. I know that Kilwell did sell Abu baits but I am not sure if they had a special relationship with Abu.
Cheers, Mike.
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CaptainCranky
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Wayne where are you for this delemma?
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Piatu
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I'm just wondering same.
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Kelly Boy
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Hey guys,
There is no dilemma, Wayne knows that Kilwell sold Abu. We are just trying to find out about the relationship between the two company's.
Here is an early catalogue pic. -
We would appreciate any info/input into this research.
Cheers, Mike.
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Piatu
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Do you know finnish Abu-collector Åke Renfors?
He might know...
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Piatu
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What i was thinking..Åke Sundberg ;)
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Kelly Boy
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Hello Piatu,
I do not know your contact Åke, why do you think he might know about Swedish export baits ? If he does then can he speak English as good as you ??
Cheers, Mike.
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Piatu
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Check my facebook profile and there is Åke in my friends....ask straight to him ;)
If he dont know, he know someone who will know and speak better english than i.
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Kelly Boy
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Hello Piatu,
Sorry, I do not do Facebook.
Cheers, Mike.
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tooch
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Hi Mike welcome to lure lovers, Shoot a P.M. to Abu Admiral here on lure lovers
or you can contact him at wayne@realsreels .com.au . Wayne is the man when it
comes to Abu gear if he doesn't know nobody Knows......Pete.
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Darby
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found this info floating in Hyperspace..."Kilwell Sports is a privately owned company established in 1933. The
company is a manufacturer and distributor of fishing tackle, firearms
and outdoor related products.Our wholesale division distributes a huge range of
product for resale in retail outlets throughout the country. In addition
to marketing and distribution of its own product brands, KILWELL
SPORTS represents an impressive list of leading brand fishing and
hunting product manufacturers from around the world."
Like Garcia in the USA, Kilwell obviously used their own name to promote the 'NEW' ABU products in the marketplace. I would reckon the Kilwell stamped lures would have been back when they first hade the distributorship in NZ. Later lures wouldn't have the local name as acceptance was made of the 'outlander' lures. Also note that Kilwell does not have the ABU range any more, wonder when the dropped it ??? might give some clues as to age of the lures. Darbs |
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Kelly Boy
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Hello Pete,
Wayne and I are close, he knows what I am doing.
Cheers, Mike.
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tooch
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O.K. Mike,...Pete.
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Kelly Boy
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Hello Darbs,
Nice Googling ! Good to see you picked up on the Garcia similarities in the link to Kilwell, that is the sort of thing I am trying to uncover. There is lots out there to find, when you look.
Cheers, Mike.
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MXB
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Kilwell was a well known NZ company that also did fly fishing gear too.
@Darbs . . . I reckon Abu would have dropped Kilwell not the other way round and agree it looks as though the spoons were later stamped when they had the delearship/distribution rights. Very interesting and another link in the Abu history MXB |
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