Winmau Blade 4 Bristle Dart Board with Dart-Stop Octagonal Backboard

Description

Our best dartboard and backboard team up to make the ultimate bristle board set! The Blade 4™, manufactured by WINMAU, is the world's finest bristle dartboard. It features the exclusive staple-free bulls-eye and  clean skeleton dividers for higher scores and fewer bounce-outs. Each Blade 4™ is constructed from premium quality, self healing sisal fibers tightly wound for maximum durability. It is the official tournament bristle dartboard of the British Darts Organization.The Lakeside World Championships and Winmau World Masters are televised by BBC Sport and both use the Blade 4™ dartboard to provide the opportunity for maximum scoring potential.

The Ultimate No Bounce-out Bristle Dartboard Features:

• Galvanized blades
• Higher scoring angled 25 ring
• Staple free bulls-eye
• Totally clean scoring segments
• White coated, anti-glare number ring
• Game of darts booklet
• Enhanced dartboard graphics and visually appealing packaging

The world famous Dart-Stop Backboard is simply the highest quality wall protector on the market. Unlike mass-produced backboards, Dart-Stop backboards are handcrafted right here in the USA for a lifetime of use. The heavy duty construction begins with a generous 5/8" thick wood body. The high-quality fabric surface will not show dart holes-- there is no exposed wood to be marred by darts.

Dart-Stop backboards feature:

• Tight fitting, wobble-free dart board mounting
• Recessed pre-installed mounting bracket
• Steel-reinforced mounting points
• Fasteners are included
• Backboard cannot be bumped off of the wall
• Easy-to-use mounting instructions are provided  

We offer five handsome colors to match any decor. The best part of the Dart-Stop backboards are their longevity-- the original backboards are still in service, free of damage after more than 15 years. Dart-Stop backboards are packaged within plastic bags inside heavy-duty cardboard boxes for worry-free shipping.

A Bried History of Winmau...

The legacy of the famed Winmau dart board brand began in 1945 in the East End of London. The company, known at that time as H.A. Kicks & Sons, was first located in a bomb damaged building and used only a paraffin lamp for light, a coal fire for heat and the owner's father for handpainting the colors on the dartboards. They delivered the dartboards, by hand, using Londons Underground System to the Watney Brewery, Kick's first customer.

In 1973, Kicks achieved a major breakthrough deal with the British Darts Organization (BDO), the governing body for darts in the U.K. From then on, Winmau dartboards would be the official dartboards of the BDO and be allowed to carry its logo and would appear in many international darts tournaments.

By the mid-1970s, Kicks changed the company name to Winmau (pronounced Win More) using the first three letters of his wifes first two names, Winifred Maud. The sudden death of Harry Kicks, Senior in 1984 resulted in the transfer of ownership of Winmau to his five sons. With the heyday of televised darts now past, trading conditions became extremely difficult. After several years of financial losses, the company was close to insolvency. In 1993, the brothers approached their U.S. distributor, Accudart, Inc., for finacial support. Accudart agreed and became the majority shareholder in the company. Within two years of appointing specialists in the business of turning companies around, the business was back to making profits and has continued to do so ever since.

In 1995, development work began on the most technically advanced bristle dartboard in the world. By 1997, The Blade dartboard was launched as the ultimate no-bounceout dartboard using sophisticated staplefree technology. Throughout its period of severe financial difficulties, the company remained committed to the BDO. Today, the Winmau World Masters Dart Tournament is represented by more than twenty-five countries around the world and is often televised. Winmaus sponsorship affiliation with the World Masters make it one of the longest serving sponsors of a sporting event.'