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Title: Bear Bow experts?
Post by: Jon Stewart on December 03, 2007, 06:43:00 PM

I have a bear cub with an A print over the top of the serial number.  What does this mean if anything?

Thanks,

Jon stewart
Semper fi

"pray for our troops"

Title: Re: Bear Bow experts?
Post by: PAPALAPIN on December 03, 2007, 07:36:00 PM

PICS -  What do you mean by a A print

Title: Re: Bear Bow experts?
Post by: Jon Stewart on December 03, 2007, 10:16:00 PM

Papalapin
In you would go to pow-wow and hit the Hi all, new to tradgang, its near the top right now, he has a photo of his cub that has the same A stamped over his ser #.  Thanks I can't hardly work the computer let alone post a picture.

Jon Stewart
Semper Fi

Title: Re: Bear Bow experts?
Post by: PAPALAPIN on December 04, 2007, 02:50:00 PM

Sounds like you are technologically challenged.  Welcome to the club.  ME2

Title: Re: Bear Bow experts?
Post by: Jon Stewart on December 05, 2007, 09:29:00 AM

Jack,
Did you happen to check out the photo of the Cub with the
A stamped over the top of the serial number on the POW WOW section.  I'm still wonder what that means if it has any meaning at all.

Thanks
Jon

Title: Re: Bear Bow experts?
Post by: Snakeeater on December 06, 2007, 03:45:00 PM

Here is the picture...

   (http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee241/wildbronco4/BearCubSR1.jpg)

Title: Re: Bear Bow experts?
Post by: PAPALAPIN on December 10, 2007, 12:38:00 PM

JOHN

I have no idea of what the "A" could stand for.
There are many guys around that are better on the old bears.  The most knowlegeable was a guy that is unfortunately no longer on Trad Gang.

Hoepfully, someone will be able to answer you question.

Title: Re: Bear Bow experts?
Post by: Bjorn on December 10, 2007, 10:22:00 PM

There are lots of single letters used above the serial numbers on many Bear bows in the '50s. It is not part of the serial number and I have never heard an explanation of the letter being there.

Title: Re: Bear Bow experts?
Post by: d. ward on December 12, 2007, 04:42:00 PM

Hi guy's here's something you may enjoy.The single letter A or L Bear used and they used lots of L's in 1959 too....above or below the ser.no.weight length is also under the leather grips.It was the scale man ie inspecter that day........ happy holiday from us and ours to you and yours.bd

Title: Re: Bear Bow experts?
Post by: ckruse on December 12, 2007, 06:05:00 PM

Like Paul Harvey says... Now we know "the rest of the story." Thanks Don, I'm glad to see you on here. Hope you are doing well. CKruse