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Title: Kodiak Special
Post by: mullet on January 15, 2012, 12:27:00 PM: I picked up a nice one this morning at the Flea Market.But I don't know squat about KS.It is 64", 47#@28, SR# WD137 and looks to have an I-Beam.I'm guessing somewhere around 63-64? It came with the old retro camo sleeves, a Bear fishing reel, Bear string wax, broadhead file, field points and numerous strings.and I forgot and left the two fish arrows. It also has white and black overlays and a flat copper coin.

Can anybody enlighten me? I have pictures but will need someone to post them for me, I can't seem to get them up on this site.
Title: Re: Kodiak Special
Post by: OldSkoolArcher on January 15, 2012, 01:02:00 PM: Email me the pictures to [email protected] and I will post them for you.
Title: Re: Kodiak Special
Post by: Blackhawk on January 15, 2012, 01:13:00 PM: Sounds like a 1959, but send your pics to oldskool and you will get your answer.

Oh...you forgot to tell us how good a deal it was. :saywhat:
Title: Re: Kodiak Special
Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on January 15, 2012, 01:39:00 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Blackhawk:

Oh...you forgot to tell us how good a deal it was. :saywhat:
X2

come on Nick, bring on the photo's. Finding old bows at good prices is just another way for me to hunt!
Title: Re: Kodiak Special
Post by: mullet on January 15, 2012, 02:23:00 PM: As soon as I post this I'm sending the pictures to Nick. The guy wanted $75 for everything but I told him no way with out seeing it strung. I offered to take off his hands for $65 and he said sure. By the way, I strung it and it wil spits some arrows out.:-)
Title: Re: Kodiak Special
Post by: mullet on January 15, 2012, 02:31:00 PM: Oh, Lon, you are really getting my hopes up.
Title: Re: Kodiak Special
Post by: OldSkoolArcher on January 15, 2012, 02:38:00 PM: Here are Eddie's Pics.

(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b14/COVEJEEPSXJ/KS001.jpg)
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b14/COVEJEEPSXJ/KS002.jpg)
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b14/COVEJEEPSXJ/KS003.jpg)
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b14/COVEJEEPSXJ/KS004.jpg)
Title: Re: Kodiak Special
Post by: OldSkoolArcher on January 15, 2012, 02:38:00 PM: (http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b14/COVEJEEPSXJ/KS005.jpg)
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b14/COVEJEEPSXJ/KS007.jpg)
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b14/COVEJEEPSXJ/KS009.jpg)
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b14/COVEJEEPSXJ/KS008.jpg)
Title: Re: Kodiak Special
Post by: OldSkoolArcher on January 15, 2012, 02:40:00 PM: Looks like a 1960 to me. Beauty.
Title: Re: Kodiak Special
Post by: TRAP on January 15, 2012, 03:32:00 PM: Great buy even at $75.00
Title: Re: Kodiak Special
Post by: 59Alaskan on January 15, 2012, 03:42:00 PM: Nice 1960! glad it found its way to an appreciative home! Yes, they shoot very nicely don't they.
Title: Re: Kodiak Special
Post by: mullet on January 15, 2012, 04:10:00 PM: I just looked at Wade's list of serial numbers for 1959 Kodiak Specials and the "WD' prefix matches the 64" KS.
Title: Re: Kodiak Special
Post by: OldSkoolArcher on January 15, 2012, 04:13:00 PM: The cresent shape of the inlay indicates that it is a 1960.
Title: Re: Kodiak Special
Post by: OldSkoolArcher on January 15, 2012, 04:15:00 PM: Another explanation of the differences is the 1959's have wood on the belly side of the sight window and the 1960's have glass on the belly side.
Title: Re: Kodiak Special
Post by: Larry m on January 15, 2012, 04:33:00 PM: You did VERY WELL on this one. I have a 59 I shoot all the time and just Love It. One of the nicer shooting old Bears! Good Find....
Title: Re: Kodiak Special
Post by: mullet on January 15, 2012, 04:34:00 PM: Thanks, I didn't know that. That's what I love about this site, plenty of knowledge.
Title: Re: Kodiak Special
Post by: Jack Shanks on January 15, 2012, 05:05:00 PM: Here is what Nick is talking about the difference between the 59 and 60 glass and wood on the belly side. The 59 Kodiak Special is on the left and the 60 Kodiak Special is in the center. The 60 Kodiak Special Deluxe is on the right and it resembles the 59 with the wood overlay.

(http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k267/bowjack/IMG_0567-1.jpg)
Title: Re: Kodiak Special
Post by: mullet on January 15, 2012, 05:51:00 PM: Thanks Jack, I was still flipping through threads and pictures trying to figure it out.
Title: Re: Kodiak Special
Post by: Jack Shanks on January 15, 2012, 08:24:00 PM: mullet,

You are more than welcome. Just happened to have a picture of the two years taken together in my files.
Title: Re: Kodiak Special
Post by: vintage-bears on January 16, 2012, 10:45:00 PM: Here's my 60 Kodiak special.

(http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt247/87philip/ks2.jpg)

(http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt247/87philip/ks.jpg)

This one does'nt shoot very well..... :dunno:

(http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt247/87philip/photo-1.jpg)

..........Philip
Title: Re: Kodiak Special
Post by: Migra Bill on January 16, 2012, 11:01:00 PM: I love my 60 Kodiak Special Deluxe purchased from Winterhawk1960.

(http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f255/migrabill/bows/60kodiakdeluxe.jpg)

(http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f255/migrabill/bows/kodspecdel2.jpg)

(http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f255/migrabill/bows/60kodiakdeluxe3.jpg)
Title: Re: Kodiak Special
Post by: vintage-bears on January 16, 2012, 11:07:00 PM: I love mine too! One of my favorites and it shoots better than it looks......

(http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt247/87philip/phil10.jpg)

..........Philip
Title: Re: Kodiak Special
Post by: mullet on January 17, 2012, 07:27:00 PM: Does anyone know where I can get a pre-cut piece of leather for the grip? And I forgot who made the feather rest and strings that look so good.
Title: Re: Kodiak Special
Post by: Larry m on January 17, 2012, 09:46:00 PM: Bill
That is the nicest KS Deluxe I have ever seen. Drop Dead Gorgeous....WOW. Philip, Yours is not bad either. If it shoots better then it looks, you must be a very competent archer!!
Title: Re: Kodiak Special
Post by: YORNOC on January 22, 2012, 12:58:00 PM: Another is the 1960 white and black lams on the front blended together, "feathered".
The 1959 was a solid line switch from the black to the white.