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Title: Help dating kodiak
Post by: dad on April 04, 2015, 01:01:00 PM
MY friend has a Kodiak that is 64" long and 48#. With a serial number DC523. It looks like the 59 but longer length. Any ideas when it was made? Thanks for your help
Title: Re: Help dating kodiak
Post by: Hobow on April 04, 2015, 01:59:00 PM
The prefix DC was used on 1959, 64" Kodiaks so it may well be a '59.  A picture would enable an accurate date as I'm not sure that 1959 was the only year that the DC prefix was used.  Serial numbers are a very unreliable way to try to date a Bear bow unless you are dealing with 1965-1969 bows.
Title: Re: Help dating kodiak
Post by: dad on April 04, 2015, 11:01:00 PM
Thank you
Title: Re: Help dating kodiak
Post by: damascusdave on April 05, 2015, 10:34:00 AM
It will either be a 1959 or a 1960 bow...pretty simple to tell the difference...black and white fiberglass overlay and tips and it is a 60...anything else and it is a 59...you might wish to check out a couple of my earlier threads on 1960 Kodiaks...just do a search for threads that I started...there are not a lot...btw 1959 and 1960 bows were both made in 56, 60 and 64 inch lengths...my 64 inch Kodiak Deluxe is one of the very nicest shooters I have owned

DDave