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Title: Custom Order Serial Numbers
Post by: Frank1107 on November 24, 2008, 09:47:00 PM

Would bows that were custom ordered have different serial numbers than production bows? Specifically the years '65 - '69?? In other words would they break the rule that the first digit in the serial number indicates the year of manufacture?


Thanks

Frank

Title: Re: Custom Order Serial Numbers
Post by: alaskabowhunter on November 24, 2008, 11:07:00 PM

not that I have ever heard of, but there are always transitional periods in the manufacturing process, so you never know. What do you have?

Title: Re: Custom Order Serial Numbers
Post by: d. ward on November 25, 2008, 07:23:00 AM

Most of the time the numbers were the same as always.But on bow orders from the real custom shop at the factory said Bear Archery Custom Shop on the bows.But I would also like to mention Bear made bows for other companys like Sear Monkey Wards Viking Archery in Texas and god only knows who else.So they could have been a custom order through ie Sears whoever.bd

Title: Re: Custom Order Serial Numbers
Post by: Frank1107 on November 25, 2008, 07:48:00 AM

The reason I am asking is, I was looking at what appears to be a '67 Kodiak Magnum i.e., Green Glass, Curved Accent Stripe, but the serial number begins with KU not "7" the weight is 63#

Thanks

Frank

Title: Re: Custom Order Serial Numbers
Post by: d. ward on November 25, 2008, 08:53:00 AM

Is it a 1970 ??? bowdoc

Title: Re: Custom Order Serial Numbers
Post by: Frank1107 on November 25, 2008, 01:36:00 PM

bowdoc,

I sent you an email with a photo attached. See what you can make of it.

Thanks

Frank