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Title: vintage Bear 4 fletch(with PICS)?
Post by: kuch on September 20, 2010, 10:14:00 PM

Did Bear Archery make any 4 fletch arrows in 60's or 70's? Thanks for the replies.what are these?

Title: Re: vintage Bear 4 fletch(with PICS)?
Post by: Grant Young on September 22, 2010, 12:37:00 PM

I have never seen a four fletch arrow marketed by Bear from any period. I've seen some Magnums and Metric Magnums that were four fletched after market but that's it. There may be some out there but I've seen, owned, and handled a huge number of Bear arrows and have never seen one. GY

Title: Re: vintage Bear 4 fletch(with PICS)?
Post by: kuch on September 22, 2010, 04:04:00 PM

(http://i797.photobucket.com/albums/yy259/elizipper/DSCF1882.jpg)

Title: Re: vintage Bear 4 fletch(with PICS)?
Post by: kuch on September 22, 2010, 04:05:00 PM

(http://i797.photobucket.com/albums/yy259/elizipper/DSCF1883.jpg)

Title: Re: vintage Bear 4 fletch(with PICS)?
Post by: kuch on September 22, 2010, 04:07:00 PM

the arrows are cedar, with four fletch . The dip is a light blue with green and silver crest. white nocks. any ideas??

Title: Re: vintage Bear 4 fletch(with PICS)?
Post by: jarhead_hunter on September 22, 2010, 10:43:00 PM

I have been shooting recurve bows since late 1969. I used only Bear products for most of those years and I have never seen a 4 fletch factory Bear arrow.

The crest on the arrow in the pic looks like a Bear factory crear similar to many I have owned and seen.

Problem I see is that I only 3 feathers on the arrow in the pic, and, they are all natural barred.

I may be wrong, but I don't believe Bear produced arrows without a distinct 'cock' feather of contrasting color(s).

Charles.

Title: Re: vintage Bear 4 fletch(with PICS)?
Post by: kuch on September 23, 2010, 06:58:00 AM

the feathers are 5" natural turkey, 4 fletch.we live in a rural area that was ans isn't exactly a hot bed for trad archery....so i doubt that he got them locally made ...meaning probably made by  archery co. but which one?sorry for the bad pic...i am not a good photographer.

Title: Re: vintage Bear 4 fletch(with PICS)?
Post by: d. ward on September 23, 2010, 08:49:00 AM

I've never seen a factory 4 fletch Flu flu's yes 4 fletch no but I bet if you contacted the right person at Bear Archery you may have been able to order 4 fletch.Bear had their name or a trade mark on just about everything they manufactured.I'll try and check some catalogs and see if they offerd a 4 fletch you got me wondering now ??? bd