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Title: What Bear is this.
Post by: SAM E. STEPHENS on March 27, 2011, 11:24:00 PM

Any help please cant find anything on this bow. DA673 , 64in , 50#   Thanks

PLEASE post images no wider than 640!

Title: Re: What Bear is this.
Post by: copicasso on March 27, 2011, 11:32:00 PM

It looks like a 59 kodiak. Can you get a picture of the riser with the serial #.

Title: Re: What Bear is this.
Post by: Horney Toad on March 27, 2011, 11:45:00 PM

Gotta be a 1959 Kodiak.

Title: Re: What Bear is this.
Post by: SAM E. STEPHENS on March 27, 2011, 11:51:00 PM

I was told it was a rare 59 but have found nothing to prove it. Will try for a pic but serial # is hard to read on the dark riser.Thanks for any input Im new here.

Title: Re: What Bear is this.
Post by: Javi on March 28, 2011, 12:35:00 AM

Looks like a '59 with the Maple sight window..

Title: Re: What Bear is this.
Post by: SAM E. STEPHENS on March 28, 2011, 12:44:00 AM

You can see the wrighting in this last pic I just cant get a clear close up.

Title: Re: What Bear is this.
Post by: sticshooter on March 28, 2011, 12:45:00 AM

yeah thats a 59 the year I was born. ya know I think that would look betterit on my rack LOL<><

Title: Re: What Bear is this.
Post by: Javi on March 28, 2011, 07:30:00 AM

The '59 was the first bow I bought brand new.. mine was a 64" with the Rosewood sight window..

That's a beautiful bow..

Title: Re: What Bear is this.
Post by: damascusdave on March 28, 2011, 07:41:00 AM

Most of those old bows will blow up if you even touch them.

Send it to me now and I will dispose of it in a safe and humane manner.    :thumbsup:  

DDave

Title: Re: What Bear is this.
Post by: d. ward on March 28, 2011, 07:57:00 AM

hey I just looked at one of those old things ................. bd

Title: Re: What Bear is this.
Post by: damascusdave on March 28, 2011, 08:07:00 AM

I will bring my thread on BH series Kodiaks back to the top. Some of the info you are interested in is in that thread.

DDave

Title: Re: What Bear is this.
Post by: 2treks on March 28, 2011, 08:24:00 AM

1959 Maple sightwindow,one of the most desired bows for collecting.Looks like a gem. Nice quiver with it also.

Title: Re: What Bear is this.
Post by: SlowBowke on March 28, 2011, 08:50:00 AM

Feeling kinda numb seeing that......my heavens.

Excellent piece.

God Bless

Title: Re: What Bear is this.
Post by: Rob DiStefano on March 28, 2011, 08:57:00 AM

folks, please remember - this forum is for discussion only and no marketing of any kind allowed.  thank you.

Title: Re: What Bear is this.
Post by: SAM E. STEPHENS on March 28, 2011, 12:07:00 PM

Will try to get photos right size sorry , wasent selling bow just wanted info and history

Title: Re: What Bear is this.
Post by: SAM E. STEPHENS on March 28, 2011, 12:08:00 PM

(http://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac45/samstephens71/S5006490.jpg)

Title: Re: What Bear is this.
Post by: SAM E. STEPHENS on March 28, 2011, 12:24:00 PM

pic is still big Im doing my best not sure what im doing wrong

Title: Re: What Bear is this.
Post by: hayslope on March 28, 2011, 12:30:00 PM

Resize it in Photobucket (if that's what you are using) before you copy into the post.

Definitely a 59 MSW.......nice!

Title: Re: What Bear is this.
Post by: SAM E. STEPHENS on March 28, 2011, 12:52:00 PM

Think I got it down now if not sorry
 (http://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac45/samstephens71/S5006482-1.jpg)
 (http://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac45/samstephens71/S5006481-1.jpg)
 (http://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac45/samstephens71/S5006480.jpg)

Title: Re: What Bear is this.
Post by: SAM E. STEPHENS on March 28, 2011, 12:55:00 PM

(http://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac45/samstephens71/S5006487.jpg)
 (http://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac45/samstephens71/S5006486.jpg)
 (http://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac45/samstephens71/S5006485.jpg)

Title: Re: What Bear is this.
Post by: SAM E. STEPHENS on March 28, 2011, 12:56:00 PM

(http://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac45/samstephens71/S5006484.jpg)
 (http://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac45/samstephens71/S5006482.jpg)
 (http://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac45/samstephens71/S5006481.jpg)

Title: Re: What Bear is this.
Post by: 59Alaskan on March 28, 2011, 01:00:00 PM

WOW that's a beauty.  I would imagine a 64" 1959 Kodiak shoots like a dream.

Title: Re: What Bear is this.
Post by: SAM E. STEPHENS on March 28, 2011, 01:02:00 PM

Looking for info on bow , where to look for history of this bow , why is this bow so good if it is a 59 , Thanks

Title: Re: What Bear is this.
Post by: D.Sheppard on March 28, 2011, 01:10:00 PM

Shootability, design and preformance, all tend to make "59" Kodiaks highly sought after.

Don't let no one talk you in to selling it cheap. They bring good money when they show up. Especially the maple sight window kodiaks.

Title: Re: What Bear is this.
Post by: Javi on March 28, 2011, 01:22:00 PM

They changed the form in mid '60 if I remember correctly and the bows just weren't as good after that at least in my opinion..

Title: Re: What Bear is this.
Post by: hayslope on March 28, 2011, 01:54:00 PM

While Bear produced a large number of Kodiaks in 1959, it was a year of some "firsts" for the Kodiak; such as the coin placed in the riser and using Brazilian Rosewood for the main riser wood.  From a rarity perspective, it is the wood used between the rosewood slabs that shows in the sight window: The rarest is bubinga, followed by dark brazilian rosewood, followed by maple.  My guess is that most of these woods were used in the earlier part of 1959.  The vast majority of 1959 Kodiaks used purpleheart for the sight window.

Regardless, maple sight window 1959s are not commonplace.  Yours appears to be in very nice original condition.  If it is in original condition, that is really where its value lies. They still show up every now and then (here is one I found recently:   http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=14;t=004489)  but rarely are they found in nice condition.

Congrats on your find.  It appears to be in great shape from your photos.....and a nice quiver to boot!

Now for the disclaimer.........Go over the bow with a fine tooth comb and check the tips carefully prior to stringing it up and shooting a few arrows!  You certainly don't want such a nice bow exploding because the tips were loose or any other issue.

Title: Re: What Bear is this.
Post by: SAM E. STEPHENS on March 28, 2011, 02:46:00 PM

Thanks for the info , the bow is all original and is a good shooter. Got it about 8 years ago from a friend from work , cleaned it up had a string made and killed a hog with it then put it on the wall. Just never looked it up had a guy see it he said he thought it was a 59 thats as far as i ever took it. Im new on this site and saw the intrest in them.
 (http://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac45/samstephens71/S5006481.jpg)

Title: Re: What Bear is this.
Post by: SAM E. STEPHENS on March 28, 2011, 02:47:00 PM

(http://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac45/samstephens71/S5006505.jpg)

Title: Re: What Bear is this.
Post by: 4runr on March 28, 2011, 05:19:00 PM

Sam, you've got an absolute GEM there!
Congrats!

Title: Re: What Bear is this.
Post by: Bjorn on March 28, 2011, 10:06:00 PM

Nice to see you on the collector page Rob...............according to Wade Phillips BA=60" MSW and DA=64" MSW that is borne out by my MSW bows too. There was a thread about that somewhere here.
That is one of the nicest MSWs I have seen, you are indeed fortunate to have it.

Title: Re: What Bear is this.
Post by: SAM E. STEPHENS on March 29, 2011, 01:46:00 AM

Guess I had a hidden treasure and dident know it kinda cool to find out about it. Will look up the threads thanks guys