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Title: Bear Bow
Post by: lbows on January 18, 2015, 10:12:00 AM

Hi guys

I have a Bear Grizzly, 56" and 50# the serial number is 9R10186. Can anyone help me on the year it was made?

Title: Re: Bear Bow
Post by: TonyW on January 18, 2015, 10:58:00 AM

1969

Title: Re: Bear Bow
Post by: eidsvolling on January 18, 2015, 11:25:00 AM

Yeah, what he said. So that you know he knows whereof he speaks, here's a widely cited resource on the subject (even flattered from time to time by plagiarism or a failure to attribute it properly ...)

   Collecting Items of the Bear Archery Company (http://www.stickbow.com/stickbow/Collector/beararchery/)

BTW, I sold a '68 in that length and 48# a few months ago. It's my sincere hope the new owner is enjoying it as much as I miss it. That's a handy length and a good shooter.

Title: Re: Bear Bow
Post by: TonyW on January 18, 2015, 12:16:00 PM

In the 1969 Bear Archery Catalog it states " Riser Wood: Shedua" "Glass Color: Forest Green" "56" Catalog No. 2961".

I have a '68 in Tigerwood - Bear only made the 56" Grizzly in 1968, 1969, and 1970.

Title: Re: Bear Bow
Post by: lbows on January 18, 2015, 01:00:00 PM

Thanks guys, there is so much knowledge on this site.

Title: Re: Bear Bow
Post by: lbows on January 18, 2015, 04:22:00 PM

The bow is in very good shape, what might it be worth. The guy that owns it wants to sell it to me.

Title: Re: Bear Bow
Post by: Horney Toad on January 18, 2015, 04:37:00 PM

rough estimate $150

Title: Re: Bear Bow
Post by: eidsvolling on January 18, 2015, 08:10:00 PM

In very good shape, $150 is a very fair price, maybe a little bit under what could be had in an online auction but not a whole lot. (This assumes there are no holes whatsoever in it, filled or not.)