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Title: Bear bow without a medallion ?
Post by: Eric B. on February 13, 2008, 09:07:00 PM
Did they ever make them without one? My son found one at a second hand store - 64" Kodiak leather wrapped handle and it does not have one???  # 55, LH , Brown glass on back / White on belly. Thanks , Eric
Title: Re: Bear bow without a medallion ?
Post by: portugeejn on February 13, 2008, 09:46:00 PM
I have a couple bear bows without the medallion.  They are from 1955-56, and I've read that they started using them in 1959.  Sounds like an earlier one.  Did he buy it?

Ron
Title: Re: Bear bow without a medallion ?
Post by: Eric B. on February 13, 2008, 10:17:00 PM
Not yet - Payday is Friday. Thanks for the info
Title: Re: Bear bow without a medallion ?
Post by: Jeremy on February 14, 2008, 08:05:00 AM
They started using the medallions in '59.
The '56 Kodiak is a double shelf, '58s all had white glass back and belly.  I thought all the '57s had only brown glass, but I could be wrong (frequently am).  The '56 Kodiak Special  had brown glass on the back and the blue-gray glass on the belly.

My guess would be a late '57 Kodiak, which just happens to be one of my favorite Bears  :)   You don't find too many that are 55+#
Title: Re: Bear bow without a medallion ?
Post by: d. ward on February 14, 2008, 08:17:00 AM
1959 would be correct for the first coin logo's..the bow was most likely manufactured before 59.....but I don't think there are any Kodiaks that are brown and white ????? all white in 1958.......Could it be a Kodiak special???  bowdoc
Title: Re: Bear bow without a medallion ?
Post by: Jeremy on February 14, 2008, 09:03:00 AM
BD, I had a collector tell me he had a brown/white '57 Kodiak, so there may be a few out there??  I could have bought a '59 Kodiak for what he wanted for it!

My first thought on reading the post though was "a '56 Kodiak Special"  :)
Title: Re: Bear bow without a medallion ?
Post by: d. ward on February 14, 2008, 10:15:00 AM
Hey Jer,that would be a rare model..but again and as I mentioned before nothing from Bear Archery would suprize me anymore(they kept the presses rolling so to speak).Price wise,I guess what ever someone will pay for them..But the super rare models,like a 1957 half and half,would be a rare bird.Last year I worked on a 1960 Kodiak 64",not really rare,but an odd duck to say the least..The orange fiberglass was on the back-side rather then the belly-side....Ya gotta love em huh..bowdoc
Title: Re: Bear bow without a medallion ?
Post by: Eric B. on February 14, 2008, 10:42:00 AM
Thanks guys. He is going to buy it Friday. I can't wait to see it. It sounds like there are a few color combinations out there.
Title: Re: Bear bow without a medallion ?
Post by: d. ward on February 14, 2008, 11:01:00 AM
Eric please keep us posted,pics would be even better........bowdoc
Title: Re: Bear bow without a medallion ?
Post by: d. ward on February 16, 2008, 11:07:00 AM
Hey today saturday,any luck on the bow or pics as yet?????? bowdoc
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