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Title: Bear recurve fans.
Post by: Tim J Hoeck on October 24, 2022, 05:22:09 PM

I have a older bear that says Kodiak but I think it’s super Kodiak. Serial # is 5L3063.  Can anyone tell me what it is??  Thanks

Title: Re: Bear recurve fans.
Post by: Bluefeather on October 24, 2022, 06:45:54 PM

That would be a Kodiak, they weren't renamed Super Kodiak until the phenolic "black beauty" came out in 1967

Title: Re: Bear recurve fans.
Post by: kopfjaeger on October 24, 2022, 08:45:00 PM

Your bow is a 1965 Bear Kodiak. It should be 60"amo, Bubinga/Rosewood riser, Brass standing bear coin, Olive Gray glass, Gray and White Overlays, and a 5L-serial number prefix. The first Super Kodiak's came out in the 1967 1/2 catalog. Here is a picture of your bow from the 1965 catalog.

Title: Re: Bear recurve fans.
Post by: stagetek on October 26, 2022, 05:46:50 PM

Hard to beat the '65 or'66 Kodiak's. I think the only real difference was the glass color. Bear never brought out a '67 Kodiak, instead introduced the all phenolic Super Kodiak in '67 1/2.