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Title: Bear Polar
Post by: chadwimc on June 28, 2009, 11:11:00 PM

My child bride and I recently celebrated our 25th anniversary by touring Maine. While being dragged from botique shop to botique shop, I stumbled into a junk shop. While rooting around various radio tubes and whatnots, I found this stuck in a barrel with old fishing rods.

It's marked "Bear Polar"
"AND419"
 64"
 46lb

Any idea as to what year? Another wall hanger for $20.00

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Title: Re: Bear Polar
Post by: Cody Roiter on June 28, 2009, 11:16:00 PM

Man nice find.... are you going to shoot it ?

Title: Re: Bear Polar
Post by: Jeremy on June 29, 2009, 07:58:00 AM

It's a 1957 or '58 Polar.  I shoot mine all the time.  If there's nothing obviously wrong with it, string it up!  Meant to be bent and all that!  ;)   :D

Title: Re: Bear Polar
Post by: chadwimc on June 30, 2009, 12:04:00 PM

Here's the Polar after my local archery supply pusher took a look at it and put on a new string. It's about as straight as can be. I think I'll shoot it.

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Title: Re: Bear Polar
Post by: jcar315 on June 30, 2009, 12:46:00 PM

Great find! You have given me hope that all this antique mall wanderings will someday pay off!!

Title: Re: Bear Polar
Post by: jester on June 30, 2009, 04:16:00 PM

Congrats on your bow find, and most of all: happy anniversary! That girl by your side was an even better find, huh?    :clapper:

Title: Re: Bear Polar
Post by: yellow bow on June 30, 2009, 04:37:00 PM

great find!  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Bear Polar
Post by: chadwimc on June 30, 2009, 04:53:00 PM

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Originally posted by jester:
Congrats on your bow find, and most of all: happy anniversary! That girl by your side was an even better find, huh?     :clapper:  

Yup. 25 years, new jobs, lost jobs, kids, 3 houses, breast cancer. Wouldn't trade any of it for anything in the whole world...