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Title: Age and Brace for a old Bear Alaskan
Post by: BBK41ND on September 28, 2012, 10:32:00 PM

Hi went down to visit the littlest grand baby and came across a really nice Alaskan with gray and tan glass and a leather handle.50#@28",62amo. and the serial number stars with a 1. My questions are 1. does the first number signify the year of the bow? and what would be a good starting brace height? Thanks guys

Title: Re: Age and Brace for a old Bear Alaskan
Post by: Jack Shanks on September 29, 2012, 12:14:00 PM

The only years you can go by the first digit in the serial number are 1965-69. Your Alaskan sounds like a 1961 though. The leather handle years were 1958-61. The 1958 had gray and black glass the 59-60 black and orange. I've never owned a 61 but they were single shelf and had tan glass on one side of the limbs. The semi recurves usually take a lower brace. I would try around 7" as a starting point.

Title: Re: Age and Brace for a old Bear Alaskan
Post by: BBK41ND on September 29, 2012, 01:03:00 PM

Thanks Jack,It is a single shelf maple riser in real good shape.should be a shooter for sure!I was guessing 1961 also.Thanks again