Rusty Harding is one of America's best known boomerang manufacturers. I first met Rusty in 1979 when both of us were living in Florida. Rusty was a lefty thrower who was making sporting and competition boomerang models at his home in Vero Beach, Florida. In the 1980s and 1990s, Rusty moved to Lebanon, Tennessee where he continued to make boomerangs for the retail market. Rusty still makes a few boomerangs, but his old classics are becoming valuable collectables. The boomerangs that have the highest collectable value are the Concept models that were made out of lapped hardwood boards and had angles of 60, 70 or 90 degrees. These were often weighted. Rusty's Hurricane Hook and Contender [omega] designs are the most popular sporting models.

This unusual "V" shaped boomerang with a hole in the elbow looks like the letter "A", thus the name "Flying A". This is an early model, made in Vero Beach, Florida. The boomerang is signed and dated February 17, 1979. Not many of the Flying A boomerangs were manufactured, making this a rather good collectable. Very good to excellent condition.