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Main Boards => Trad History/Collecting => Topic started by: Whip on June 26, 2010, 02:18:00 PM
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I picked up a Grizzly at Compton. From the Bear Catalog CD the closest I can tell is something like between 73-76. Green/black riser and brown glass. Are there other distingushing things I can look for to narrow it down? From the catalog it really doesn't look like much changed from year to year.
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I've often wondered that myself? I've had three or four and currently have one.
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I sent an e-mail to Bear and this is what they told me. You might try the same. They supplied the data by the ??
Model # Grizzly
Serial # KRO8752
AMO - 58" / 50#
MFG in - Grayling , MI
Bear Coin - Brass
Brace height - ???? 7.5-8.5
Year MFG - ???? 1972
String length - ???? 54 inch
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Rod,
The years prior to 73 are pretty easy to distinguish in most Bear models. I have most of the Grizzly years 1953-70 where I stopped collecting them.
Joe,
From 73 on the Grayling Grizzlies are pretty much the same as far as I know. It would be interesting to find out if there is a way to put a year on them by serial number or some other means.
I bought another one from that time period yesterday.
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You're right Jack about the ones prior to 73 being easier, but these mid '70's models sure have me puzzeled. I'm guessing that at the time it was a cost cutting move to not make changes every year, at least on the lower end model Grizzly. The only thing I could think of would be serial # or location of the decals maybe? But have never seen anything about that.
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Has anything changed in the past 3 years? :readit:
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I noticed 73 thru 75 were all ptrtty much alike, 76-77 seemed to have darker stain almost black looking on half the riser compare to the more brown on 73-75. Also the rest on 76-77 came as a stick on black rubber type where 73-75 has leather strikeplates and rugs on the shelf.
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Were the decal positions on limbs the same?
Were all limbs brown?
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I believe the decal positions were the same and they all had bark brown glass.