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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: NeolithicMan on September 22, 2014, 10:29:14 pm

Title: Please help me ID this Bear
Post by: NeolithicMan on September 22, 2014, 10:29:14 pm: Hey guys I know this is not primitive but a guy I know just showed me an old Bear fiberglass bow and I am hving trouble finding anything about it.

Sorry for poor pictures, he didnt want to bring it inside the building ::)
Its a real beauty with wood over the fiberglass for the recurves.
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Post by: NeolithicMan on September 22, 2014, 10:30:17 pm: I tried getting a profile shot but black FG at night doesnt show up to well
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Post by: koan on September 22, 2014, 10:41:19 pm: Is there a coin? I think 58 was the last year without the coin..... Brian
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Post by: PatM on September 22, 2014, 10:56:09 pm: Old Grizzly static. The guys on the LW will tell you within minutes which year.
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Post by: mullet on September 22, 2014, 11:01:35 pm: 1958 had white glass. I'd say from the pictures, which aren't very good, 56, 57.
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Post by: mullet on September 22, 2014, 11:04:40 pm: It should be brown glass and '58 was the last year without the coin, Brian.
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Post by: NeolithicMan on September 22, 2014, 11:06:33 pm: No coin, black FG front and back, ambidextrous
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Post by: NeolithicMan on September 22, 2014, 11:08:33 pm: PatM, what do you mean by "guys on the LW" ?

Sorry Eddie I know they are bad pics, all I could get on my lunch break
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Post by: Pat B on September 22, 2014, 11:13:27 pm: Eddie knows his Bear bows. ;)
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Post by: PatM on September 22, 2014, 11:29:53 pm: Leatherwall.
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Post by: Blaflair2 on September 22, 2014, 11:34:15 pm: It says right on it grizzly, so just trying to find the year?
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Post by: mullet on September 23, 2014, 07:37:44 am: 1955,56
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Post by: JEB on September 23, 2014, 08:30:15 am: If it has decals it is a 1955 and if it has silk screens it is a 1956.
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Post by: NeolithicMan on September 23, 2014, 09:29:21 am: PatM: Ahh, thank you

Blaflair2: Yeah man I tried lookin it up but just couldnt seem to narrow down the search right. All I found was newer Bear Grizzlys.

JEB: Decals so it is looking like a 1955

Eddie, PatB, everyone thank you very much. I want to shoot this bow REALLY bad but there are cracks in the FG belly so Im going to see if I can get it as a mantle piece. Just a really cool older static recurve
Title: Re: Please help me ID this Bear
Post by: PatM on September 23, 2014, 12:40:43 pm: If the cracks are linear you'll probably be fine to shoot it if everything else looks sound. Many guys use these old bows today.