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Title: Bear Arrows
Post by: Bladepeek on October 12, 2011, 11:33:00 PM

All the posts I've seen so far concern bows. Is there any interest in Bear arrows. I just opened a box that I bought from the Bear shop in Detroit back in high school, so it would probably have been 1956 to 1957. I got an old fiberglass bow at the same time and shot the daylights out of the bow, but the arrows were never shot. The bear 3-blade broadheads have never been shot or sharpened. The original receipt was in the box too, but I'm not going to tell you what I paid for them way back then.

Title: Re: Bear Arrows
Post by: johnnyrazorhead on October 12, 2011, 11:59:00 PM

Pictures?
 Sometimes arrows are as interesting as the bows.

Title: Re: Bear Arrows
Post by: Bladepeek on October 13, 2011, 12:28:00 AM

My eyes are starting to cross, but I'll try to get some pics up tomorrow. Think I bought half a dozen and they only had 5 Bear arrows and think there was another of a different brand. I'll take a closer look and try to get some decent pics in daylight.
Ron

Title: Re: Bear Arrows
Post by: Bladepeek on October 13, 2011, 10:12:00 AM

Here are some pics of my old arrows. All are 29" to BOP. Since I draw 29 3/4 now, they don't do me a lot of good. They only had 5 of the ones I wanted, so they threw in 2 more and only charged me for one of them. Purchased 8-6-1956. Can you believe $8.81 for the bunch? They've been in the box since I bought them and every one is as straight as the day I bought them.
      (http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm312/bladepeek/Archery/Beararrows001.jpg)

     (http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm312/bladepeek/Archery/Beararrows002.jpg)

  (http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm312/bladepeek/Archery/Beararrows005.jpg)

    (http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm312/bladepeek/Archery/Beararrows004.jpg)

   (http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm312/bladepeek/Archery/Beararrows003.jpg)

Title: Re: Bear Arrows
Post by: sadiejane on October 13, 2011, 01:51:00 PM

nice little stash there. and great you still have that receipt.
thanks for sharing the pix!

Title: Re: Bear Arrows
Post by: Bjorn on October 13, 2011, 02:10:00 PM

The broadheads are Bodkins . Great collection with the paperwork and tackle.   :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Bear Arrows
Post by: Bladepeek on October 13, 2011, 02:36:00 PM

I can't use them. Too short. Nostalgia is fun, but my wife is complaining that I'm taking over the house. Any suggestions where I should price them if I list them in the classifieds here or on the auction site?
Ron

Title: Re: Bear Arrows
Post by: JavelinaHink on October 13, 2011, 03:06:00 PM

Ron,

Your arrows, the all orange arrows are Ben Pearson with a Hi Percision Broadhead and the others have the Hill's Hornet Broadheads all common heads. Thanks for sharing...Hink

Title: Re: Bear Arrows
Post by: Hit-or-Miss on October 13, 2011, 07:43:00 PM

I shot off 3 old Pearson arrows with Hill's Hornets a couple years ago at running Turkeys. Two different hunts, 2 different toms, 3 missing arrows...Ha! Ha! The old arrows fly straighter than I can shoot!

Title: Re: Bear Arrows
Post by: TRAP on October 14, 2011, 08:22:00 AM

Pretty cool arrows.

If you use the search feature I think you'll find some very interesting threads dedicated to vintage and collectible arrows in this forum.

Trap